Whats the name of the chinese medicine where the cups suck on your back?
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I thought it was just called cupping.
origami?
Chinese back suckers.
THE CHINESE SUCKY CUP BACK THINGY. TO MUCH PIE!
lol its called cupping// and i use it all the time for migraines
edit:
they aren’t toxins [to the guy below] they are used to vacuum tiny blood vessels that have become constricted either OF the skin or BENEATH.
Its called cupping. With cupping, the practitioner uses various shaped cups that suction onto the back, drawing out the body’s toxins. The cups are left on for about twenty minutes. I tried this when i had a cold one time and was amazed to see that my upper back, shoulders and arms seemed to be where my cold – and stress – was centered. After a few days, the bruises were gone and admittedly, my cold seemed to lessen in degree, but not vanish entirely. Perhaps a few more trips to the spa are in order…