Ventusa is a Filipino adaptation of the Chinese's cupping therapy. It's supposed to suck out bad qi and restore balance to your body. Pinoys use ventusa to take out all the lamig (cold) from the body to restore and rejuvenate.
Looks scary, huh? Under that raised flesh, I like to believe sluggish blood vessels and toxic materials were evaporating like crazy.
I usually pay about 700 pesos (about $17.50) for both the body massage and the ventusa. But if you want to do this Pinoy cupping therapy called ventusa, it's easy.
- Apply a thin layer of massage oil on the back.
- Locate therapy points - knotted muscles, painful areas, etc. - and place a thinly-sliced ginger.
- Place a tiny ball of cotton on top of the ginger, and ignite with a match.
- Quickly cover the flame with an inverted glass - if the flesh rises quickly, then it was a successful catch. If not, remove the glass and repeat from 3.
- Ventusa for 15-20 minutes then gently remove the glass.
- Repeat the process all over the back where needed.
- Follow with 30 minutes of massage
Do NOT shower, bathe, or expose yourself to cold weather / air-conditioning / electric fans for 24 hours after a ventusa or else, you'll be doubly worse off before the therapy. Your pores are open and your body's in a recovery period at this time so best not to get cold.
Btw, 15-20 minutes in the prone position can be very uncomfortable, especially if you're doing ventusa on someone who easily gets dizzy. Make sure they're comfortably lying down before you start the therapy to avoid getting mad.
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