Who Will Benefit From Using Cupping Therapy?

Author: NW Anti Aging Wellness Center


There are many people that use cupping therapy to help them relieve the pain the feel on a daily basis. Cupping therapy provides many benefits for pretty much anyone. If you have a health condition that is causing you pain of some type, then you will definitely benefit from using this therapy. There are many places that offer this therapy, even in Vancouver, WA., and many other places around the world.
Now, before learning about who this therapy can help, it is important that you understand what it is. Cupping is therapy that uses pressurized glass or bamboo cups to provide a gentle vacuum on your skin which will help relieve pain, remove toxins, and many other things. It is a traditional Chinese medicine that has been used for many years in the past and is becoming more popular these days.
To help you understand who will really benefit from this therapy, here are some of the different health conditions that it will help with.
1. Headache – Many people feel headaches, but there are some people that experience them a lot. This therapy will help relieve the pain from the headache and prevent you from having so many of them.
2. Back pain – Do you feel pain your lower to middle back? If you do, then you will definitely benefit from this therapy.
3. Joint and muscular pain – Cupping will help to relieve pain from your muscles and help them be more flexible.
4. Rheumatic diseases – There are many people that suffer from this condition that have found this therapy very beneficial for them.
5. Insomnia – If you find yourself not being able to sleep, then this may be the answer to helping you sleep. Many people with insomnia have benefited greatly from this therapy.
6. Asthma – Again, if you are someone that suffers from this condition, then this therapy could be what you have been looking for to help you.
These are just a few of the different conditions that cupping therapy can help with. If you are feeling any type of pain, you definitely want to check into this therapy more for yourself because it does provide many benefits for so many different people. Now that you know who it can help, all that is left is determining if it will help you. Get started researching now to make the most informed decision possible and to help you get help quickly for your pain.

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NW AntiAging & Wellness Center is located in the Battle Ground Village in Battle Ground, Washington. It effectively integrates Western and Chinese medicine and acupuncture in an extraordinary approach to primary health care. For more information about NW Antiaging and Wellness Center, visit their blog at
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Energy Medicine to Combat Pain and Stress

Author: James P. JOlie

Why can energy medicine heal lots of disease that Chinese and western medicine cannot? Energy medicine is not a new science; it goes back to at least Galileo's time, although it is gaining more and more credibility as time goes by.

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Some people don't believe in energy medicine as they don't believe that there is any scientific background to it. Lots of things work, yet we don't understand why. How do you explain patients being treated with placebos recovering from disease? If they were not being treated with conventional medicine and only received a sugar pill, how were they cured? Most probably, even though they were probably not aware of it, it was to do with how they focussed their energy and the power of their mind.


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In the same way how do you explain those patients that are told they will never walk again but they do? These women go on to have a baby and often more than one, they that modern medicine says can't have children. They may have subconsciously tapped into their own energy field or they may have gone to energy healers looking for help.



We are surrounded by energy. Everything around us is energy and we are also energy. Energy medicine is the most natural and efficient healing system as it uses the diagnostic properties of energy. In your life you are most likely using a form of energy medicine.



By being based on and using energy in some format, Acupuncture, osteopathy and Reiki all work on this principle.

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Because you don't have to do anything, or have any procedures, nor take any medication, people like to have energy medicine. An energy healer will work on your energy field restoring it to full strength.



The deep physical, mental or emotional blockages damaging your health will be released as the days go by and you will be recharged. You will return to full health very quickly with the help of this.



The power of your energy field has long been known in the ancient medicines including Chi, Prana and Baraka. You can build up your immune system, boost your stamina and vitality, combat pain and stress as well as sharpening your mind by using energy medicine.



Your body was designed to heal itself and Energy healers work with that knowledge. We believe that we need doctors and modern medicine for every ache and pain we suffer because our culture tells us that. But the more you work with the energy in your body, the more results you will see and the more control you will have over your health, your vitality and your mind.



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What To Expect During Your First Acupuncture Treatment

What To Expect During Your First Acupuncture Treatment

Author: Thomas Ajava

Your lower back is killing you. You can’t stand it anymore. You’ve tried everything and nothing works. Your doctor has recommended acupuncture and you’ve decided to give it a try. You’re a bit nervous about trying alternative treatments, so let’s talk about what you can expect from your first acupuncture appointment.

The first thing to understand is the facility will be much like what you find in a traditional doctors office – clean and professional. You’ll be asked to fill out a health questionnaire detailing your symptoms and medical history. As is always the case, you should be honest and fill out the form completely so that the practitioner knows what they are dealing with.

The acupuncturist is then going to do something you’ve experienced in practically every visit to the doctor. They are going to exam you! That being said, the exam will be a bit different. Acupuncture is based on the manipulation of the flow of energy in your body. To understand your specific flow, the acupuncturist is going to be looking at areas where they energy manifest itself. This will include your tongue, wrists, back and legs. The fact that the acupuncturist is looking at areas where you don’t have symptoms should not be troubling!

At this point, the acupuncturist is going to make a diagnosis and suggest a treatment. The treatment will usually consist of the placement of 6 to 12 needles. These needles are sterile and always used just once. They are as thin as a hair and do not hurt when going in although you might feel a slight prick. There will be no blood to speak of. The placement of the needles will then help manipulate the flow of the energy in the body in an effort to get you back into good shape.

The next step is to hurry up and wait. You will simply sit in the position prescribed, usually on your back, and wait for the acupuncture process to play out. Most sessions last around 30 minutes, but may be much shorter or much longer depending on the particular issue being treated.

That’s it. Your session is done. One treatment can help, but it usually takes a number of successive treatments to get the job done.

Thomas Ajava writes for AlternativeHealthCompanies.com - where you can find alternative medicine articles covering a host of subjects.


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PERSONAL CUPPING EXPERIMENT: USING DU 14

PERSONAL CUPPING EXPERIMENT: USING DU 14

Yesterday morning I woke up early with only 4 hours of sleep. I had been on the computer most of the day doing research and working on Dr. Tamer’s lesson assignments steadily for the last several days. My neck was extremely sore and tender on both sides with the left a bit more tense. I also had some upper back tension and pain in my upper shoulder area near my neck with an acute headache as well. I have been studying various points and I have noticed the strong use of point DU 14. I referred to my various charts and I knew Du 14 can be used for: headaches, back aches, neck aches, and many more problems so I was confident that cupping DU14 on myself most likely would be a good idea. Although, I could have cupped other various points for my symptoms I thought I would just try cupping DU 14 and see what happens.

I went to my cupping kit and grabbed the largest size cup in my set. I placed the cup directly over the bone on the DU 14 point. I applied medium pressure suction and waited to see what would happen. I felt slight discomfort and a few weird sensations down my neck through my back. After about a minute the discomfort still persisted and I began to wonder if I should take it off. I decided to time it for a minimum of 3 minutes and watched the clock patiently with some discomfort. After the 3 minutes I released the pressure and went to a mirror to see the coloring. Because of the discomfort and pain I had, I was assuming the circle would be dark and full of bad blood. To my surprise there was next to nothing, but, my body began feeling strange. I felt thirsty so I proceeded down the hall to go downstairs to get water. While walking I felt a tingling slightly cloudy feeling and my body did not feel normal. I immediately sat down near the stairs just in case fainting might occur. I sat there for a moment and took several deep breathes repeating, “Bismillah” which in my faith means in the name of God. I still felt strange and did not want to stand up so I scooted, sitting, slowly down the stairs. When I reached the downstairs to get water I drank 3 to 4 small glasses of water which felt a bit relieving. I noticed from my education in Psychology that my body was in, “Flight Response.” I touched the top of my head and it was wet. I felt my neck and it was wet also, as if I put water on it. My arms were also perspiring and I knew I was going through cold sweats. I took a towel wiped my head, neck, and arms. I was feeling a bit normal again so I stood up went upstairs. Once upstairs I decided it was best to rest for a bit so I laid flat on my back resting for about 15 minutes.

Once I got up I noticed an immediate change in my neck pain and my overall body in general. I had a boost of natural energy and I felt absolutely great. My overall pain in my neck had resided to probably 10% or less. I also, felt less overall back tension. For the rest of the day my body and neck felt good. I was still full of energy despite the lack of sleep the night before and when my wife returned home she said, “why are you in such a good mood?”

Finally there were a few things I feel I did wrong that I would do differently next time. The first mistake I feel I made was my lack of sleep from the night before. Because cupping does involved healing of the body it is probably best to be well rested before a cupping therapy session. Second, slightly after Fajr (sunrise,) I drank coffee with breakfast. Only 2 hours after this I placed the cup on DU 14. Caffeine should not be consumed before cupping. Next time I will think a bit more and plan before cupping myself. Third, it was a big mistake for me to get up right away and walk around. I really did not think cupping one point for 3 minutes would affect me the way it did. Next time I will sit or lay resting for 15-20 minutes with water available needed. These were a few mistakes I feel I made with my experimentation in this cupping session on myself.

In conclusion, from this experiment I really learned the power of DU 14. Just dry cupping this point for only 3 minutes totally changed my tension and neck pain. I really was excited to find it worked so well on me. I have definitely gained a valuable experience to how Du 14 works and why it is used so often for many problems.

Mr A. Ibrahim

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