Learn How Muscle Cupping Can Ease Tension and Bring You Relief

I’ve had a chronic muscle ache on my right rhomboid, between my neck and shoulder, for the last 20 years, and cupping is the first treatment that ever really provided lasting relief. I learned about cupping during a recent visit to my acupuncturist. When I told her about my rhomboid pain and how nothing seems to relieve it, she suggested cupping might do the trick, and she was right. What is Cupping Cupping is a type of alternative therapy that originated in China and involves placing heated glass cups on the skin to create suction. The suction pulls the skin and muscle into the cup and promotes healing and increased blood flow. It’s different than a massage in one fundamental way – cupping pulls the skin, muscle, and tendons away from the body, while a massage presses them into the body. As an ancient Chinese medicinal practice, advocates say cupping works, like acupuncture, in relation to the body’s meridian points. Using the cups in specific locations is said to improve the flow of “qi” (chi) throughout the body. Muscle cupping became trendy in Western culture during the 2016 Summer Olympics when the media noticed round bruises on swimmer Michael Phelps’ […]

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