by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 27, 2008 | Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Health, Pain Relief
In the 3/29/2007 edition of the Chicago Tribune Red Eye, Jason Steele writes,”Cupping is the method of applying acupressure to the muscles by creating a vacuum next to your skin. And no, it doesn’t hurt. In fact, it’s kind of relaxing; I almost fell...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 11, 2008 | Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Basics, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Health, Pain Relief
In my last post, I featured a photo of Wang Qun, an Olympic Chinese swimmer who used cupping to reduce pain before the Beijing Games began. This is the perfect time to give an explanation of Cupping. Cupping is an ancient technique that involves placing jars on the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 5, 2008 | Acupuncture, Chicago, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Health, Jennifer Dubowsky L.A.c., River North
I’ve created this blog as a place to gather and disseminate accurate, up-to-date knowledge about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and healthy living. I plan to post information about TCM, a medical system that has been around for over 2 thousand years and includes...
