Is Cupping or Guasha beneficial or effective?

[Ahriez]

Originally Posted by wanfulou

Sorry for reviving old thread.

Just checking is there anyone can suggest a hygiene cupping/baguan place? Ermm with happy ending would be a bonus, but if without I am ok also.

Seeing too many dodgy massage/spa, i dont have confidence with their cupping…

I been to this yu sheng an massage at jalan besarbesar. totally clean place , they have this gua sha / cupping in the menu that uses a device that sucks with heat.
One of the best gua sha i have ever tried.

But it's not cheap. If i remember correctly it's an additional $48 for 1/2 hr

[urger]

Has anyone thinking of cupping your little Bro?

But joke aside. If you really want to feel the benefit of cupping or Gusha, it should be a gradual and long process.
Cupping usually compliment with acupuncture to release toxic blood and gas accumulated in our body arises from unhealthy diet, smoking, prolonged unhealthy and inaccurate posture.

The first few session of after-effect of cupping would usually left dark-red cupping mark. As the session continues for a certain period, the colour would lighten to flesh-fainted red.

Of course, TCM emphasise on long, slow, in & out tonic enhancement such as tonic or herbal nourishment.

For brothers who have tried traditional acu-point massage would usually ended with a cupping. The feeling sure good. A feeling of detoxifying.

All these briefed info was shared by my certified-TCM doc.

[kwaychup]

Cupping is usually for release of the "bad wind" in your body, which is mainly due to long time in air con areas.
these "bad winds" will cause your veins or tendons to knot up (blood clot) thus causing the "lao shun" as they called it.
cupping done correctly and at the correct spot you will feel very itchy and maybe some moisture in that cup due to the sucking of the "wind"

Fire cupping is the more traditional method of cupping but the suction is way more powerful then using the plastic suction cups.
its sucks out the wind faster so it shouldn't be used for a extended period of time. (thus the burns and blisters)

Guasha is more of releasing the heatiness in your body. most people do it when they have a very bad flu and yet can't sweat it out.
the tool used is usually made of bone not plastic. if your masseuse is using a plastic 1, you probably gonna cry cos it's gonna burn the skin when rubbing.
my regular masseuse will do it for me when my body gets reddened very fast from the normal massage. (that's a sign of heatiness)

1 other method is the zhou guan (running cup) which they use the suction cap and do guasha with it. do not try it if your pain threshold is low.

why i know so much cos i used to have a knot on my shoulder thats was pressing on my nerve already and causing my whole left arm to be numb
i was going for blood letting on that knot weekly to relieve the numbness.
my tcm told me that it's not advisable to let blood weekly and the option is either go for an operation to remove the knot or find a good masseuse who can knead the knot away after blood letting.

luckily i was able to find 1 masseuse in JB that time so i was like running to JB weekly for like 2 months just to clear off that stubborn knot.

dun ask me for the JB masseuse cos she already retired.

[Habahaba69]

Originally Posted by wanfulou

Sorry for reviving old thread.

Just checking is there anyone can suggest a hygiene cupping/baguan place? Ermm with happy ending would be a bonus, but if without I am ok also.

Seeing too many dodgy massage/spa, i dont have confidence with their cupping…

wah this thread was started by me so long ago..hahahaa

ok, i do have a contact, and in fact, its others who share with me.
Strong massage plus cupping..her cupping is those bigger wooden containers..quite solid.

[ezez11]

Definitely effective, but it is good to do it @ a professional TCM.

[afterburn]

Originally Posted by ezez11

Definitely effective, but it is good to do it @ a professional TCM.

But online have DIY kit sold so can't be too complex, i guess??

[Apollo]

Originally Posted by Habahaba69

wah this thread was started by me so long ago..hahahaa

ok, i do have a contact, and in fact, its others who share with me.
Strong massage plus cupping..her cupping is those bigger wooden containers..quite solid.

those bigger wooden containers quite rare, can share bro

i only tried small wooden in TCM before

[Habahaba69]

Originally Posted by Apollo

those bigger wooden containers quite rare, can share bro

i only tried small wooden in TCM before

Ok, check inbox

bigger containers means suction is damn power..can be pain if ur body cannot take it..but the effect after that is SOLID!