Cupping is one of the oldest methods of traditional chinese medicine tcm very beneficial comfortable and safe deep tissue massage it is applied for relieving local congestion by using glass or plastic cups to create vacuum on the skin causing blood stasis and localized healing to take place as an integral part of tcm cupping is used in conjunction with both massage and acupuncture or on its ownrr fleshy areas on the body such as the back buttocks and stomach are the preferred sites f