Therapies That Benefit from Cupping
Generally speaking, most of the hands-on therapeutic techniques can include Cupping in their therapy. The ultimate aim of all hands-on techniques is to use physical application in order to stimulate the body’s natural healing powers by balancing the physical, mental and emotional energies and restore health to the individual. Therapies such as Aromatherapy, Massage, Chiropractic, Osteopathy, Kinesiology, Alexander Technique, Shiatsu, Reflexology, Polarity and Physiotherapy, can all incorporate Cupping in their main treatment model.
Ten Methods of Cupping
1. Weak (Light) Cupping (Tonifying Method) Suitable for Children, elderly or patients with deficiency syndromes.
2. Medium Cupping (Tonifying Method) the most used technique can be used on children over 7 years old.
3. Strong Cupping (Draining Method) not suitable for the elderly or children.
4. Moving Cupping (Draining Method) the most painful method, only to be applied to people with abundance of energies.
5. Needle Cupping (Draining Method) more for “Re” Hot type of “Bi” syndrome.
6. Moxa (Hot Needle) Cupping (Tonifying Method) to be used on Cold type “Bi” syndrome.
7. Empty (Flash) Cupping (Tonifying Method) beneficial for elderly, children and the weak and frail with Qi and Blood stagnation.
8. Full (Bleeding) Cupping (Draining Method) only when excess Heat is present, I,e hypertension accompanied by heat, boils and some skin conditions.
9. Herbal Cupping (Tonifying Method)
10. Water Cupping (Even method)
Cupping Therapy in the treatment of common disorders
Abdominal pain, Anaemia, Asthma, Atrophy sydrome, Back Pain and Sexual complaints, Bed-wetting, Boil-carbuncle, Cellulite, Chest pain, Common cold and influenza, Constipation, Cough, Dysmenorrhoea, Fevers, Hypertension, Infertility, Musculoskeletral pains (Bi syndrome), Skin complaints, Stroke, Stress related conditions, Depression, Tiredness, Broken veins and Sports injuries.
Effect upon the blood
Improvement of circulatory Functions
Regulating and betterment of automatic nervous system.
Local Removal of Pain
Relaxation of stiff muscles and tendons.
1) Effects upon the skin.
2) Effects upon muscles; blood vessels within the muscle is activated. Removes congested blood from muscles. Facilitates the flow of Lymph.
3) Effects upon Joints; improves the flow of Blood within the joints, the cavity and secretion of Synovial fluids.
4) Effects upon the digestive organs; improves the peristaltic movement and secretion of digestive fluids.
Detoxification: The most dramatic effect is upon the skin and the circulatory system. The blood and the body-fluid flow in the arteries and veins increases, this results in the removal of toxins. Following few applications (3-5 sessions) skin will look healthier with more colour to it.
Effects on the Nervous system
Cupping therapy stimulates the sensory nerves of the skin. The stimulation of the spinal nerves and parasympathetic nerves and the sympathetic nerves beside it has a good influence on various organs under its control.
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