Cupping is a technique developed by the Chinese. /they typically used glass “cups” If you put heat in the jar (by burning something such as a cotton ball soaked in alcohol) and then quickly put it on the skin, as the air cools, it contrracts thus its creating suction. this pulls up the skin. I use a suction pump instead of fire which is safer an less scary. If you put oil or massage lotion on the skin first, you can then slide the cup and provide the equivalent of a deep tissue massage to the area treated. You can also use it to lift a nerve or blood vessel up and off of something it’s caught on (quite common in the shoulder, especially if the patient has pain in the shoulder if they turn their head to that side.
Cupping
Cupping is a technique developed by the Chinese. /they typically used glass “cups” If you put heat in the jar (by burning something such as a cotton ball soaked in alcohol) and then quickly put it on the skin, as the air cools, it contrracts thus its creating suction. this pulls up the skin. I use a suction pump instead of fire which is safer an less scary. If you put oil or massage lotion on the skin first, you can then slide the cup and provide the equivalent of a deep tissue massage to the area treated. You can also use it to lift a nerve or blood vessel up and off of something it’s caught on (quite common in the shoulder, especially if the patient has pain in the shoulder if they turn their head to that side.