Cupping Therapy

History of Cupping Therapy

Cupping therapy has been used in China and some African countries for several thousand years. It was applied using cattle horns at first and called ‘horn therapy’ the cupping practitioner used his mouth to suck the air out to create a negative suction inside the horn! Bamboo, earthernware and later on glass cups were introduced and fire was ignited to expel the air. Horns are still used to treat boils and carbuncles in some rural developing countries.

Cupping was then used as an auxiliary method in tradional chinese surgery. It was found to be effective in other diseases later, and developed into a special therapeutic method.

Cupping application on its own is a unique expression of a powerful energy exchange between the cells of the physical layers of the body, which triggers and jump-starts the healing process. The moment a cup is placed on the skin the negative power inside the cup forces almost every molecule, cell and tissue into a movement, towards the source of the power, which is the suction cup on top of the skin. When the pressure is released from the cup the skin, cells, and particles directly under the cup returns to the original state. As a direct result of this forced activity, Qi(lifeforce /energy) is created and regulated. Heat is also generated which accelerates the metabolic rate, hence triggering the chain of activity and communication between the cells, tissues, fascia, and finally the organs.