1. Cupping is a type of alternative therapy that involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. This suction is thought to improve the flow of energy in the body and facilitate healing.
2. Restoring balance is thought to help with the body’s resistance to pathogens as well as its ability to increase blood flow and reduce pain.
3. Cupping increases blood circulation to the area where the cups are placed. This may relieve muscle tension, which can improve overall blood flow and promote cell repair.
According to the research studies, the effects of cupping therapy include:
1. Promoting skin’s blood flow.
2. Changing the skin’s biomechanical properties.
3. Increasing pain thresholds.
4. Improving local anaerobic (without oxygen) metabolism.
5. Reducing inflammation.
6. Boosting cellular immunity.
7. Stimulating increased blood circulation through the release of nitric oxide.
8. Stimulating the immune system with artificial local inflammation.
9. Increasing the level of immune products, such as interferon and tumor necrotizing factor.
10. Increasing the flow of lymph in the lymphatic system.
11. Decreasing uric acid and both types of cholesterol.