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Cupping Treatment
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If you are looking for an alternative treatment for pain or other conditions without the use of drugs or surgery, you may want to give suction cupping a try. Cupping treatments today are performed mainly to treat pain and diseases such as gastro-intestinal disorders, lung disorders, joint pain and arthritis, back pain, abdominal pain, headaches, menstrual pain, and many other ailments.
The cupping set is believed to draw out the toxins from the body and improve circulation. When you go in for a cupping treatment, the cups are placed on certain areas of your body for 10 to 15 minutes. It does leave swelling and a mark or bruise in the area the cups were placed. This is caused by the congestion of blood that is pulled to the area and takes a few days to go away but the pain relief is worth it to many patients.
Often, this treatment can be performed by an acupuncturists and they can perform the treatment in combination with acupuncture and Chinese herbs.
As a precaution, you should not try cupping if you are pregnant, have skin conditions or allergies, skin sores, or if you have a fever.
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