Mention the term “Ozone Therapy” and most people react with a mixture of horror and confusion. Isn’t ozone bad for you? That is, after all, what we have all been led to believe for a long time. The weather man (or woman) was continually warning us about the dangerously high ozone level and runners were cautioned not to go out at these times.
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Cupping is one of the oldest methods of healing used in traditional Chinese medicine. The process involves creating a vacuum inside of a “cup” and placing it on the skin. The vacuum sucks some of the skin up into the cup, which produces the healing effect. Heavy glass cups, as seen on the left, are the traditional method and allow the acupuncturist to clearly see the skin and evaluate the effects of treatment. This method requires the introduction of a flame into the cup to produce the vacuum. Today, many practitioners use smaller plastic cups and a vacuum pump to suck the air out. These can be very effective for many conditions but don’t provide the same range of treatment opportunities as the glass cups.
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