CUPPING THERAPY

Cupping Therapy

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Advanced Techniques
Comfortable Environment

Used With Traditional Medicine for Thousands of Years

Cupping can be used in conjunction with acupuncture treatments. With roots in the Middle East, Asia, Northern and Eastern Europe, and North American traditional peoples, it’s been used in traditional medicine for thousands of years.

Cups can be made using glass, bamboo, or plastic and there are many different ways to cup. The most common methods are fire cupping and suction cupping. Fire cupping involves applying cups to the skin using a flame to create a vacuum. It is commonly used to treat a larger surface area, for instance when pain exists throughout the entire back. Rather than applying pressure, the skin is gently drawn upwards by creating a vacuum in a cup over the affected area. The cups stay in place for around 5 - 10 minutes and are not painful. Typically they are only slightly uncomfortable for the initial minute. Often times after the first minute people love the feeling of cupping as it can immediately give relief to chronic pain sufferers. It is entirely possible to leave the office after a cupping session feeling marked improvement.

Suction cupping is almost the same, however, no flame is used. The cups are made to suction once they are placed on the skin. This style is more commonly used to treat isolated pain (low back pain, neck pain, shoulder pain, sciatica, piriformis syndrome). Both methods are equally effective.

Effective Treatment for Many Ailments and Aches

Cupping therapy treats many different ailments and aches. It’s known to provide effective treatment for pain, deep scar tissue in the muscles and connective tissue, muscle knots, swelling, and tension.

Cupping works by resetting the fascia that’s under the muscle and restoring the shape of the muscle. Tension and stagnation can change the tone of the muscle and fascia, creating “knots” and trigger points. It also improve blood circulation to an area thereby decreasing muscle pain, cramping, and inflammation.

Cupping therapy is also a great way to stimulate detoxification, loosen phlegm in the lungs, and improve overall circulation. The suction created by cupping draws toxins to the surface of the skin where your immune system can eliminate them.

Cupping can sometimes cause temporary discoloration of the skin. Called petechiae, these marks are associated with improved blood flow and they naturally dissipate within a few days to a week. They can look like small circular bruises, and sometimes cause more alarm than is necessary. The darker the petechiae usually means there will be marked improvement. They are not painful, however, for the first day or two they can feel slightly sore. All previous activities can be continued. We suggest for the initial 48 hours after a cupping session the patient be mindful to not have the cupped area exposed to a draft as well as increasing water consumption to help flush the toxins brought to the surface out of the body.

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