It is really easy to using the pumping handle to take out the ...
I bought this Cupping Therapy Set for my mom. We already had one that she bought from our local Chinatown, but we didn't have enough cups to do her entire back in one sessions which is why I decided to buy more.<br /><br />Pros: It is really easy to using the pumping handle to take out the air from the cups. Most of the time, I use 2-3 pumps and it's sticking on my mom's back, and it will stay on the entire 15 minute session. On the originally cupping set, there were times I had to pump 8-10 times, even when it was new. The largest cups are huge. Bigger than my other cupping set so it covers more area. I usually use this for the lower back/hip area.<br /><br />Cons: I mainly use cupping therapy on my mom's entire back so the smaller cups are not very useful for us. I think there's way more smaller cups than needed. This cupping set has twice as much as my old one. However, maybe others will disagree because of their own needs. Also, all the cups and handles are laid out on styrofoam so every time I had to take something out, it will make that horrible screeching sound. For those of you, who uses this for work, it might be easy for you to carry around if you have to walk around. My old set had a handle and you can carry it around like a briefcase but this one is just a box.<br /><br />As a disclaimer, I did not try using the pump handle with the long tube. I am unsure how much it can help out in hard to reach places. I did test put a cup on my back by myself. Let me tell you, that's not going to work. First of all, not going to be long enough to reach the lower back, only upper back. Second of all, it's hard to keep it flat on your back unless someone does it for you so that defeats the purpose. Maybe it can be used on the shoulders.<br /><br />Warnings: I normally perform the cupping therapy on my mom for 10 minutes. However, I read the instruction manual and it says it's possible to go up to 15 minutes. We did that, and my mom had a whole bunch of blisters on her back. I know this can happen if the skin is thin or the cupping therapy last too long. Therefore, be careful on the time especially if your patient is more sensitive to this. I know now to just keep the sessions to 10 minutes.
Rating: 4 stars