Fire cupping is a type of acupressure therapy using specially designed glass cups that are heated in such a way that when they are applied to the body a vacuum is created, and the skin is gently pulled up into a cup.
In its simplest form, fire cupping is a type of deep tissue massage that promotes stress relief ad relaxation. As a medicinal therapy, cupping has been bronchitis, asthma, colds, digestive diseases, musculoskeletal pain, some gynecological disorders, gastro-intestinal disorders, lung diseases, and paralysis, thought it can be use for other disorders as well.