Cupping can be used to treat various ailments and works either by suction which is created using heat or by using a pump creating a vacuum enabling the cup to draw in the skin and soft tissue and drawing blood to that area the suction from the cups can penetrate deep into your tissues causing the tissues to release harmful toxins drawing old stagnate blood up to the surface and away from the injury so that healthy free circulation can be restored to the affected area and allowing oxygen livi