"Where there's stagnation, there will be pain. Remove the stagnation, and you remove the pain."

This old Chinese medical saying states that pain results from the congestion, stagnation, and blockage of Qi.

In western medical terminology, we see this as the stagnation of lymph, phlegm, or blood.

Chinese cupping is a modality used to break up the blockage and restore the body's natural flow of energy.