The description of the Chinese Cupping Therapy.

According to traditional Chinese medicine, cupping is a method of creating a vacuum on the patient's skin to dispel stagnation (stagnant blood and lymph), thereby improving qi flow, in order to treat respiratory disease such as the common old, pneumonia and  bronchitis. 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. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation and well-being, and as a type of deep tissue massage. Generally, cupping is combined with acupuncture in  one treatment, but it can also be  used alone. The suction and negative  pressure provided by  cupping can loosen muscles, encourage blood flow and sedate the nervous system which makes it an excellent treatment for high blood pressure.