Acutech, Boston

At Acutech, practitioners work to improve individuals' well-being through natural means. Treatment options include cupping, acupuncture, gua sha, and anion therapy. Cupping, for example, dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures, and utilizes round-edged cups which create suction that helps relieve muscles of tension, encourage blood flow, and sedate the nervous system. Gua sha, on the other hand, is a Chinese treatment during which a practitioner scrapes off the individual's skin to promote metabolic cell repair and stimulate the flow of new, oxygenated blood.