Cupping therapy is also known as vacuum Cupping. It is a practice in which the therapist puts special cups on the skin to create suction. This causes the tissue beneath the cup to be drawn up and swell causing increase in blood flow to affected area. Enhanced blood flow under the cups draws impurities and toxins away from the nearby tissues and organs towards the surface for elimination. It provides necessary nutrients to the area being treated and promotes healing.
Cupping can provide pain relief and help ease the symptoms of may common disorders of the bones and muscles. It does this by exciting small nerves inside muscles so that they release pain - killing chemicals.