Cupping

What Is Cupping Therapy? Posted on February 19, 2019, by Henry Ford Health Staff Share Cupping has become a hot topic in recent years with news of models, movie stars, and Olympic athletes using cups to ease aches and pains and enhance health and well-being. But cupping isn’t just for celebrities. “It can be beneficial for almost anyone,” says Ruth Lehmann, an acupuncturist at Henry Ford Health. “Instead of using medication to achieve a certain outcome, we use cupping to help trigger the body’s own healing mechanisms.” FAQ: Cupping Cupping is a form of therapy that originated in China more than 2,000 years ago. It has been used in the West for decades to encourage healing. We asked Lehmann [...]

Massage Cupping is the combination of massage movements and negative pressure with the use of a Baguanfa / Kangzhu Biomagnetic cups on the skin. The cups are positioned at the area to be treated and, depending on the type of cups being used; a vacuum is created within the cup to draw the skin and underlying tissue into the cup. The vacuum creates a suction effect that increases blood and lymphatic drainage systemically. This process relaxes muscle and surrounding tissue, draws stagnation and toxins out of the body and releases a myriad of pain causing factors. Baguanfa / Kangzhu Biomagnetic cups rapidly facilitate the release of rigid soft tissue, loosens & lifts connective tissue, breaks up and drains stagnation while increasing blood & [...]