I had some cupping done to my back and am now covered in dark bruises.. is this normal?

Question

I had some cupping done to my back and am now covered in dark bruises.. is this normal?

Answer 1

It's a hickey! :D Pretty much anyway.

No worries.

Answer 2

yes, cupping is basically applying vacuum pressure to the skin, it draws blood to the surface where it leaks out of the capillaries and causes bruising.

There are no therapeutic benefits to cupping.

Answer 3

very normal and nothing to worry about.

Answer 4

So you visited someone who decided that a technique that pre-dates George Washington would be an ideal treament?  Did this person also purge you with Calomel and bleed you too?  

Cupping that did not raise blisters that can be popped and drained of fluid was considered a failure.  Therefore, either you're lying about cupping or your "therapist" didn't know what the f*ck he/she was doing.  I suspect the former...