This slide helps users to understand all the benefits of cupping therapy.

1. Everything About
Cupping Therapy

2. Hello!
I AM Dr. Tianlong Du
I am here because I love to talk about
acupuncture.
You can find me at @beijingacu

3. Introduction

5. Introduction
☉Cupping therapy is an ancient form of
alternative medicine in which a therapist puts
special cups on your skin for a few minutes to
create suction.
☉Cupping therapy is a form of alternative
medicine in which a local suction is created on
the skin. Cupping has been characterized as
pseudoscience.

6. Types of cupping

8. Types of cupping
 There are different methods of cupping, including:
1) Dry
2) Wet
 People get it for many purposes, including to help with
pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being.
 During both types of cupping, your therapist will put a
flammable substance such as alcohol, herbs, or paper in a
cup and set it on fire.

9. Benefits of
cupping

11. Benefits of cupping
☉One report, published in 2015 in the Journal of
Traditional and Complementary Medicine, notes that it
could help with acne, herpes zoster, and pain
management.
☉A 2012 report, published in PLoS One concluded that
cupping therapy may be effective when people also
get other treatments, like acupuncture or medications,
for various diseases and conditions,

12. Cupping therapy also treats:
☉Blood flow regulation
☉Relaxation and well being
☉Migraines
☉Anxiety and Depression
☉Skin Problems – Eczema
☉Gynecological disorders
☉Arthritis
☉Fibromyalgia
☉Varicose veins

13. Side Effects of
cupping

15. Side Effects of cupping
☉Cupping is fairly safe, as long as you go to a trained
health professional. But you could have these side
effects in the area where the cups touch your skin:
1) Mild discomfort
2) Burns
3) Bruises
4) Skin infection

16. What to Ask Your
Doctor First

18. What to Ask Your Doctor First
☉Talk with your doctor before you start cupping or any
other type of alternative or complementary medicine. And
talk extensively with your cupping therapist, too, before
you try it. Ask:
1) What conditions do they use cupping for?
2) What is your training?
3) What is your experience in using it?
4) Am I already getting the standard treatments for my
condition?
5) Are there reasons I should not get cupping?

19. Thanks!
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