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cupping is a part of traditional chinese medicine as well. been around for thousands of years

Yeah my Cambodian friend grew up with it too.

In Mexico too

Let’s just agree that a lot of holistic practices are normal everywhere else except North America and becomes a trend easily💀

In Poland a lot of older people do that too :)

+angelicoxo Thanks for watching with us!

Pseudoscience, not science

There's no science in this.

I’m glad that works for you. My neurologist said most of my headaches and issues I had are nerve related so chiropractic care wouldn’t help.

@@hithereiam4878 Im going to a chiropractor now. My first session I left with a headache, but now I’m feeling better!

@@hithereiam4878 ever try acupuncture/ ear acupuncture?

+isla Thanks for being here!!

I also suffer with chronic pain from migraines, neck and back pain daily/weekly for over 15 years. I receive Botox and trigger point injections with other medications in order to function. I use a chiropractic care and an acupuncture from time to time. Living with pain is never easy and it won’t just ever go away but having a productive and happy life is what we all want.

hmmm chiro should have been able to help with that with no problem. you might want to try massage and Physical therapy. Also, you don't necessarily need cupping from an acu. I usually just put needles in for migraine patients. Headaches are actually one of the easiest things to treat with acupuncture, imo. If you go back to a chiro, maybe try one that does gentle manipulation (not the cracking ones). And just as random info, TCM also says sex helps with migraines. Might want to try yoga too. Also, I assume you've already had imaging done, but if not, see a neurologist to see if they can figure out the origin of the problem. Then see the others to get pain relief and try to correct the issue, if possible.

+alejandraespinosa You're the best!

@@refinery29 Thank you!!!!!🤗❤️

I want to get it done when I go to Turkey soon. Did they draw blood?

@@1karley yes

Yeah no she clearly doesn't...it doesn't open the pores it gets the air out of the cup in order to have the pressure to "suck up" the skin...I mean this could be an interesting massage to relax but yeah I am very unsure about all of the health properties that lady claims..

@@niniflora77 heat/steam does open pores. And the suction effect probably would draw stuff out as well.

That's because this is pseudoscience, not science.

@@Johanna.EG. no, not the fire bit, that IS science

Her kidneys. Not cupping.

She also said that the body is detoxing through the pores. this is one of the buzzwords for pseudo "science"..

Yes! And get imaging! They probably won't find anything wrong, tho. But you should always get imaging. With chronic pain to try to figure out the root and to rule out anything serious.

I think she meant to say provider not physician

Provider. And it's because the training in CA is MUCH more extensive than ANY other state. In our class, we had a Naturopath from another state who had to go back to acupuncture school because her training wasn't enough for the CA boards. If you go to an acupuncturist in CA, they will know orthopedic exams, will understand what basic panels mean, can order tests, and depending on your case, will probably want to be in contact with your GP. As a student, I was in contact with one of my patient's GP and Psychiatrist because my patient wanted to get off her psych meds. Took 2 years, but by the end she was off them and doing very well. There are people who REALLY don't trust MDs/Allopathic medicine and will not go to MDs. These people are often the ones who will pick Cali Acus as their primary care providers.

You can get it without the marks. The therapist would leave them on for less time.

Probably

The new ones dont use flame.

That's Hijama or wet cupping.

Yep in Vietnam cupping therapy with cutting is very very common place. To this day she will ask me to do it for her. Feels amazing and very relieving.

In Korea we also do that! Usually for more “intense” issues.

Amen. Why is this channel presenting a potentially dangerous and unregulated procedure with no skepticism?

Cupping is actually very widely used in Asian medicine. It’s like a massage - usually used to stimulate blood flow. So it has that much effect, think of it as a nice deep massage, commonly done for rehab or stiff mucles. This person really made it sound like stars aligning bs and I did not appreciate that as an Asian American.

TCM is being studied. Agencies/organizations in the USA are looking at mechanisms to try and explain why patients get better/why it works. Cupping definitely works for pain... it did for me, and it does for my patients. You don't have to use fire cups, but I only use them, because they work better and are easier to use. It's basically a massage with suction to stimulate blood flow (in TCM we say "Move Qi and Blood") and decrease pain in the muscles. Patients often ask for it because it feels good and it works. It's not necessary to create so much suction that the patient has pain or feels a burning sensation on the skin from the fire... In fact, acupuncturists are trained NOT to do so in California. And I've never seen anyone with raised marks after a treatment. That's some strong cupping! The effect of a massage isn't placebo, and neither is this. As far as the pores etc. Stuff can definitely come out. Some patients have green colored gunk that comes out, some brown, etc... like enough that you have to stop it from dripping and wipe it away after you remove the cup... you can actually see it collecting in the cup. Hasn't happened much, but it has happened.. No idea what it is, probably oil and dirt, but in TCM we just say "toxins". If you do "wet" cupping, then you actually use a small lancet to pierce the skin and then put the cup over it to suck out the blood... That's not something I do. Never had a patient I felt I had to "bleed", but I was "bled" in China on my ankle. Twisted it really badly and it hurt like hell. They treated it with acupuncture and bled it, and then it didn't hurt, and I could walk on it.... Immediately.