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July 23, 2004
What's All This About Cupping?
Cupping is growing in popularity. Even movie stars are walking around exposing the tell-tale marks of this technique used by acupuncturists.
Cupping is an ancient Chinese procedure performed by acupuncturists to treat everything from lower back pain and arthritis to lung congestion, even infertility. Think of it as an intense, vigorous massage--with a whole lot of suction action.
People who've been cupped say that it doesn't hurt, that it feels like a gentle squeezing, or tightening, of the skin.
Kansas City acupuncturist Kathleen Coleton finds that cupping is most beneficial for people with muscle aches, especially on the back and across the shoulders. She likens the suction treatment to grabbing onto a muscle and not letting go of it until it relaxes and releases its tension.
Posted by linda at July 23, 2004 7:59 AM
