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ttwjr32:
i tried this several times for my back and shoulder and it worked wonders for me

Paul Todd:
We have a of do it yourself  cupping kit at home. It has several different size glass "Cup's" and a suction pump to remove the air. My wife swears by it but it does leave a nasty red circle on your skin for a few weeks. I have never tried it but with the reports here I may have to take the whole idea more seriously. China never ceases to amaze me.

ttwjr32:
we do to have one at home and my wife gets me to use it and it has worked wonders sometimes

give it a try Paul you might be quite surprised  according to Sara if it gets really red then that is why
your having a problem   and it needed to be done

temur72:
I believe  Gywneth (sp) Paltow uses Cupping as well

Plenty of old traditional medical  practices work, from the different herbs that have been used to cupping and acupunture by the looks of it.


As for why cupping or acupunture work I dont know, but as it has been done for thousands of years, I expect that it does

Okie_Rob:
I had this fire cupping done to me, the last time I was in China or last March/April of this year.  The cupping was on my back ... placed in strategic places.  When was all over ... looked like I had about a dozen giant hickeys all over my back.  Some of them were rather tender for a few days ... for took about 5 or more days for the dark redness to go away

Fire cupping
Fire cupping is a method of applying acupressure by creating a vacuum next to the patent's skin. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) it involves placing glass, plastic, or bamboo cups on the skin with a vacuum. The therapy is used to relieve what is called "stagnation" in TCM terms, and is used in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as the common cold, pneumonia, and bronchitis. Cupping is also used to treat back, neck, shoulder, and other musculoskeletal pain. Its advocates claim it has other applications as well. This technique, in varying forms, has also been found in the folk medicine of Vietnam, the Balkans, modern Greece, Mexico, and Russia, among other places, including Iran where it is called 'bod-kesh' meaning literally 'pull with air'.

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