15/11/2022
WHAT IS CUPPING??
Glad you asked...
It's an ancient art that focuses on purging muscles of toxins and old blood (waste products). It involves placing suction cups onto muscles to draw blood and toxins up through the tissues. This drawing action also means that healthy blood is flowing into the muscle fibres, bringing nourishment and healing. This treatment is gentle, non-invasive, and it beautifully complements massage therapy. The build-up of toxins and old blood in your body can make you feel stiff and unwell. Sometimes just massaging the muscles isn’t enough if the tissue needs to be cleansed as well.
Cupping will leave marks behind, and these are often mistakenly referred to as bruises. This is not correct, as bruises are the result of traumatic downward force to the tissue. Cupping is a gentle treatment, and the force is pulling up, not pushing down. The cupping marks can last anywhere from a day to two weeks, and the redness should lessen over that time. The more pathology beneath the skin, the more prominent the marks will be. When you have received regular cupping, you will most likely notice that the marks show up less and less as the underlying tissue becomes cleaner and healthier.
Cupping also achieves a lot of the same results as massage by stimulating blood flow and lifting the tissues. Because of this, I find it very useful when I have many areas to address in a massage. I can cup one area while I massage another, covering more ground in the limited time I have for each treatment.
