- What is Cupping Therapy?
- How is it accomplished?
- What are the discolorations that may appear during treatment?
- What type of cups are used?
- What methods of treatment are performed at Sincere Massage?
- What are the benefits?
- Who can receive Cupping Therapy?
- Under what circumstances is Cupping Therapy prohibited?
- What can I expect as far as physical effects from Cupping?
What is Cupping Therapy?
This remarkable therapy employs negative pressure- a suction -, rather than tissue compression, for superior results by using evacuated cups. Cupping Therapy is a traditional, time-honored treatment that remains favored by millions of people worldwide because its safe, comfortable, painless, and remarkable effected for many health disorders.
Another reason it is favored by many is that it feels amazing! The pulling action engages the parasympathetic nervous system, thus allowing a deep relaxation to move through the entire body. It is not unusual to fall asleep when receiving this treatment. Clients often remark how relaxed, warm, and light they feel for hours... sometimes even days after the treatments.
Another reason it is favored by many is that it feels amazing! The pulling action engages the parasympathetic nervous system, thus allowing a deep relaxation to move through the entire body. It is not unusual to fall asleep when receiving this treatment. Clients often remark how relaxed, warm, and light they feel for hours... sometimes even days after the treatments.
How is it accomplished?
The cup is positioned over the treatment area and, depending on the type of cups being used; a vacuum is created by reducing the pressure inside the cup, therefore stretching the underlying tissues up into the cup.
What are the discolorations that may appear during treatment?
Results from performing Stationary Cupping
The most common and unfortunate misconception concerning Cupping is the misinterpretation of the marks sometimes resulting from treatment. These discolorations are not bruises.
The markings are a direct results of stagnation, cellular debris, and toxins being brought to the surface of the skin, thus being expelled from the body. When circulation is sluggish or compromised in an injured or diseased area of the body, insufficient oxygen gets to the cells, and there is a local build-up of waste products. These waste products, such as lactic acid and cellular debris, will be brought to the surface and away from the injury so that healthy circulation can be restored to the affected area. As a result, oxygen and nutrients will be carried to the area for faster recovery.
Although the marks may look painful and something like a bruise, they are not. Those who have received the treatment typically feel immediate sense of relief, warmth, change, and flexibility.
The discolorations fade from hours up to 2 weeks, depending on the amount of stagnation. As treatments accumulate, marks will occur less and less. In addition, the markings don't always occur depending on the toxicity of an individual and the cupping therapy technique that is performed, such as massage cupping. Massage cupping is performed by gliding the cup over the treated area. Therefore, by thoroughly moving the cup over the area, the marks will not occur.
The markings are a direct results of stagnation, cellular debris, and toxins being brought to the surface of the skin, thus being expelled from the body. When circulation is sluggish or compromised in an injured or diseased area of the body, insufficient oxygen gets to the cells, and there is a local build-up of waste products. These waste products, such as lactic acid and cellular debris, will be brought to the surface and away from the injury so that healthy circulation can be restored to the affected area. As a result, oxygen and nutrients will be carried to the area for faster recovery.
Although the marks may look painful and something like a bruise, they are not. Those who have received the treatment typically feel immediate sense of relief, warmth, change, and flexibility.
The discolorations fade from hours up to 2 weeks, depending on the amount of stagnation. As treatments accumulate, marks will occur less and less. In addition, the markings don't always occur depending on the toxicity of an individual and the cupping therapy technique that is performed, such as massage cupping. Massage cupping is performed by gliding the cup over the treated area. Therefore, by thoroughly moving the cup over the area, the marks will not occur.
What type of cups are used?
There are many types of "cups" to perform Cupping Therapy, but here at Sincere Massage we use a few kinds.
Clear and Blue Baguanfa Cups:
* They are 100% Medical Grade silicone
* These easily change shape - make for an amazing array of places these cups can be fit and used on the body such as elbows, knees, shoulder blade, hands, feet, abdominal, shoulders, spine, etc., etc., etc.
* With their flexibility, gliding over bony prominences is very comfortable for the clients
* Clients absolutely love how these soft cups feel on their bodies. Therefore, they are the most favorable.
* These easily change shape - make for an amazing array of places these cups can be fit and used on the body such as elbows, knees, shoulder blade, hands, feet, abdominal, shoulders, spine, etc., etc., etc.
* With their flexibility, gliding over bony prominences is very comfortable for the clients
* Clients absolutely love how these soft cups feel on their bodies. Therefore, they are the most favorable.
EarthSpa Bells:
* Each cup is individually handblown by EarthSpa R&D's Glass Blowing Artisan in the Pacific Northwest
* These are used for areas that are harder to get with the larger cups such as the neck, face, hands, feet, and ribs
* They have a very smooth glide
* These are used for areas that are harder to get with the larger cups such as the neck, face, hands, feet, and ribs
* They have a very smooth glide
Handblown Fire Cups:
* Each cup is individually hand blown by Glass Blowing Artisan Pacific Northwest
* These are used for Fire Cupping, one of the method treatments we perform
* These are used for Fire Cupping, one of the method treatments we perform
What methods of treatment are performed at Sincere Massage?
* Massage Cupping: moving the cupping vessels on the body for massage promoting a deep relaxation while receiving the benefits from Cupping Therapy
Face Cupping:
Women in Asia, Russia and Europe have been utilizing these remarkable negative pressure facial exercises for rejuvenation and maintenance for generations.
Protocols for the face use the small cups to vacuum and lift the facial tissue, mimicking the pumping movements of lymphatic drainage. It is a manual method that replicates the effects of equipment currently in use in most of the top aesthetic establishments.
The benefits include increased local circulation of the skin, increased nutrients brought to the epidermis, and enhanced absorption of facial topicals. The drainage of stagnant fluids from reservoir areas will reduce edema and chronic puffiness.
Lines, wrinkles and will plump whereas scar tissue will soften from the negative pressure, making it an exceptionally powerful and surprisingly relaxing enhancement to advanced facial treatments.
The muscles of the face benefit greatly from the reduction of tension and tightness, releasing expression lines and loosening rigid muscles associated with TMJ disorders.
Sinus infections and inflammation are also directly relieved by the loosening and draining effects of the cups - many times resolving issues that many sufferers commonly turned to more radical procedures to correct.
Protocols for the face use the small cups to vacuum and lift the facial tissue, mimicking the pumping movements of lymphatic drainage. It is a manual method that replicates the effects of equipment currently in use in most of the top aesthetic establishments.
The benefits include increased local circulation of the skin, increased nutrients brought to the epidermis, and enhanced absorption of facial topicals. The drainage of stagnant fluids from reservoir areas will reduce edema and chronic puffiness.
Lines, wrinkles and will plump whereas scar tissue will soften from the negative pressure, making it an exceptionally powerful and surprisingly relaxing enhancement to advanced facial treatments.
The muscles of the face benefit greatly from the reduction of tension and tightness, releasing expression lines and loosening rigid muscles associated with TMJ disorders.
Sinus infections and inflammation are also directly relieved by the loosening and draining effects of the cups - many times resolving issues that many sufferers commonly turned to more radical procedures to correct.
Fire Cupping:
Fire cupping is a treatment where a cotton ball soaked in rubbing alcohol is lit and then introduced into a glass cup heating the inside of the cup quickly before placing it in the clients skin. As the cup cools it creates a vacuum over the patient and a "suctioning" response. The vacuum helps dispel stagnation of blood and lymph to the area, it is also used to improve flow of Qi, respiratory diseases and most helpful in chronic muscular pain.
What are the benefits?
By creating suction, this therapy relieves muscle tension, increases flexibility and range of motion, loosens scar tissue, lifts decompressed muscle tissue, detoxifies the body, relieves stress, releases joint stiffness, and increases blood circulation.
Another great benefit is that it feels really good! The pulling action engages the parasympathetic nervous system, thus allowing a deep relaxation to move through the entire body. It is not unusual to fall asleep when receiving this treatment. Those who receiving Cupping, often remark how relaxed, warm, and light they feel for hours... sometimes even days after the treatments.
Cupping is very beneficial for many conditions such as:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Sciatica
- Insomnia
- Colon disorders
- Anxiety
- Fatigue
- Poor circulation
- Edema
- Sports injuries
- Nervous tension
- Chronic headache
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatism
- Neuralgia
- Menstrual problems
- Common cold
- Facial paralysis
- Acne
- Asthma
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
- Whiplash
- Frozen shoulder
- Plantar Fascitis
- Tennis and golfers elbow
- General discomfort and pain
Another great benefit is that it feels really good! The pulling action engages the parasympathetic nervous system, thus allowing a deep relaxation to move through the entire body. It is not unusual to fall asleep when receiving this treatment. Those who receiving Cupping, often remark how relaxed, warm, and light they feel for hours... sometimes even days after the treatments.
Cupping is very beneficial for many conditions such as:
- High blood pressure
- Diabetes
- Sciatica
- Insomnia
- Colon disorders
- Anxiety
- Fatigue
- Poor circulation
- Edema
- Sports injuries
- Nervous tension
- Chronic headache
- Fibromyalgia
- Rheumatism
- Neuralgia
- Menstrual problems
- Common cold
- Facial paralysis
- Acne
- Asthma
- Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
- Whiplash
- Frozen shoulder
- Plantar Fascitis
- Tennis and golfers elbow
- General discomfort and pain
Who can receive Cupping?
Many people of all ages can receive Cupping Therapy. Even children benefit greatly from it. It is highly advisable to always communicate with your Cupping Therapist of any condition that you currently have or had in the past. Whether its medical, skin, pregnancy, or anything else, please inform him/her.
Under what circumstances is Cupping Therapy prohibited?
Cupping Therapy is contraindicted (forbidden) in these cases:
- Pregnancy; unless the pregnant woman has been receiving Cupping Therapy prior to the pregnancy, then she is able to receive the treatment after the first trimester
- Dislocations
- Broken bones
- Hernias
- Slipped discs
- Organ failure
- Those undergoing cancer therapies
- Skin damage
- Burns
- Muscle or ligament sprain 5-6 weeks old
- Tendon rupture
- Infection
- Fracture: bone or stress
- Acute injuries less than 24 hours
- Bleeding: internal or external
- Ruptures: internal or external
- Pregnancy; unless the pregnant woman has been receiving Cupping Therapy prior to the pregnancy, then she is able to receive the treatment after the first trimester
- Dislocations
- Broken bones
- Hernias
- Slipped discs
- Organ failure
- Those undergoing cancer therapies
- Skin damage
- Burns
- Muscle or ligament sprain 5-6 weeks old
- Tendon rupture
- Infection
- Fracture: bone or stress
- Acute injuries less than 24 hours
- Bleeding: internal or external
- Ruptures: internal or external
What can I expect as far as physical effects from Cupping?
The after effects of Cupping are most intense at the beginning of receiving treatments, and lessen dramatically as your system becomes accustomed to the treatments as they cumulate. Besides the effects Cupping provides for specific conditions, injuries and illnesses, some of the general after effects include:
- the need for sleep
- intense hunger (munchies)
- no appetite
- similar to post deep tissue massage
- nausea
- euphoria
- feelings of being "hung over"
- increased bowel elimination
- stronger body odor (detox)
- "best nights sleep in years"
- inability to sleep
- vivid dreams
- night sweats
- heightened senses (smell, sight, sound)
- craving for certain foods
- thirst and cotton mouth
- emotional release
- stronger than normal bowel & urine odors
- skin surface warmer than normal
- chills
- restless (wanting to clean, organize, etc.)
- soreness, like after strenuous exercise
- feeling of reduced mass, increased height
- headachey
- the need for sleep
- intense hunger (munchies)
- no appetite
- similar to post deep tissue massage
- nausea
- euphoria
- feelings of being "hung over"
- increased bowel elimination
- stronger body odor (detox)
- "best nights sleep in years"
- inability to sleep
- vivid dreams
- night sweats
- heightened senses (smell, sight, sound)
- craving for certain foods
- thirst and cotton mouth
- emotional release
- stronger than normal bowel & urine odors
- skin surface warmer than normal
- chills
- restless (wanting to clean, organize, etc.)
- soreness, like after strenuous exercise
- feeling of reduced mass, increased height
- headachey
