Cupping therapy utilizes a suction device as well as plastic cups in order to create a vacuum effect on a select point on a patient's body. Massage cream is also utilized during cupping to mobilize the cups over a broader area. This allows our therapists to cause desired effects over a larger body part. The benefits of cupping are similar to that of massage.
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Cupping Therapy
The benefits of cupping include:
- Decreased pain
- Promotion of healing
- Improved bloodflow
- Improved range of motion
- Break up of adhesions/scar tissue
Benefits of Cupping Over Traditional Massage Techniques
Traditional massage techniques largely include compression of a patient's muscles as well as connective tissue. Cupping therapy techniques instead include decompression of a patient's muscles as well as connective tissue. This decompression effect can be more beneficial as it allows more separation between muscles and the surrounding connective tissues.
Additionally, the negative pressure created from cupping helps improve blood flow and the release of hormones (kinin, histamine, prostaglandins, serotonin, etc.), which helps to stimulate the healing process. The negative pressure also helps to destroy latent (non-functional) blood and lymphatic capillaries, thereby leading to the regeneration of new capillary beds. This results in an increased supply of oxygen/nutrients to the area and helps with toxin removal.
Will Cupping Bruise Me?
Although light bruising can sometimes be a non-harmful side effect of cupping, it is not a typical reaction. Any post treatment bruising/redness is typically resolved within 24 to 48 hours.