Depending on the condition we are treating, cupping can be combined with acupuncture in one treatment, or it can also be used alone. The suction and negative pressure provided by cupping can loosen muscles, encourage circulation, and harmonize the nervous system. Cupping is use to relieve back, shoulder and neck pain, stiff muscles, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, rheumatism, and to relieves high blood pressure, among other things.