My Cupping Experience

Because of da neuron problem(well, it gonna be a long story, make it short, I tried western medicine, but it doesn’t work). So i decided to experience some TCM, or Traditional Chinese Medicine.

I was so horified at the first time when Cupping was introduced to me. All over the back were bruises; red circles going down the spine. Eventhough I don’t quite understand at that time, but I know it is some sort of treatment. Here's a wee bit background of cupping:

In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) cupping is a method of applying acupressure by creating a vacuum on the patient's skin. The therapy is used to dispel stagnation—stagnant blood and lymph, thereby improving qi flow—to treat respiratory diseases such as the common cold, pneumonia and bronchitis. Cupping also is used on back, neck, shoulder and other musculoskeletal conditions. Its advocates say it has other applications, as well.

I was a bit nervous for the first time, because it looked really painful from the pictures I had seen during my research, but only for the first time, now I already used with this. Honestly it not hurt at all, just felt exactly like errr… like the skin was being sucked into glass cups in a intense degree…LOL

Ok..normally the marks of cupping will stay about 1 to 2 weeks…it depend..but it just simply look like a painted dot dot to me..Hahhha…

HUHU…