The Cups Are Removed By Lifting One Edge, Which Allows Air In And Breaks The Seal And Vacuum.
One very common area to be cupped is the back, although cups work well on other areas, too — particularly on fleshy sections of the body. Its advocates say it has other applications, as well. 24 Cupping is not advised over skin ulcers or to the abdominal or sacral regions of pregnant women. 25 An illustration from a medical textbook “Exercitationes practical” published in 1694 shows a man undergoing cupping on his buttocks. The following report is derived mainly from a survey of reported cupping techniques published in 1989 1, supplemented by information from acupuncture text books 5–9. Suction
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