If you’ve seen people with perfect red circles on their backs, or around their bodies, then you’ve seen the aftermath of cupping therapy. This popular treatment has gained regard over the past decade as it can help extract toxins, reduce pain, and more!
During a cupping session, heated glass or plastic cups are placed at specific points on your body. Your practitioner will help determine the most optimal placement for those cups, depending on what you are looking to treat. The heat of the cups creates suction with your body. This suction draws your skin and muscle into the cup while pulling stagnant blood, and the toxins within it, to the surface. This process encourages your body to refresh the area with healthy, oxygenated blood.
Cupping therapy also allows the blood to circulate more freely and nourish the body’s tissues more efficiently. As pathogenic toxins are released from the underlying tissues and brought to the surface of the skin, the body is then able to eliminate them much more efficiently.
Benefits Of Cupping
Cupping therapy offers a variety of benefits – primarily blood circulation and the release of toxins. Some of the most common reasons patients seek cupping therapy is to help with:
● Back pain
● Arthritis
● Abdominal pain
● Knee pain
● Sore muscles
● General aches and pains
When tension and toxins are built up in the muscle, it can cause both physical and emotional stress. Cupping therapy can promote the recovery of muscles in a way other therapies cannot, thanks to the negative pressure of the suction. It’s additionally worth noting that cupping enhances general circulation too. This improved circulation allows the tissue to soften and regain elasticity. Better circulation can also aid in reducing inflammation.
Associated Pain With Cupping?
By the look of those swollen marks, it seems like this treatment must hurt. The answer is actually, “No!” Cupping is generally painless during and after treatment. The skin discoloration is mainly due to broken blood vessels just beneath the skin, much like a bruise. But these bruises do not hurt and usually go away a couple of days after the treatment. During your treatment, you can always communicate with your cupping specialist about your comfort level and how you’re feeling. By stimulating circulation, energy, and healing processes, cupping can provide relief in a non-invasive, drug-free manner.
Cupping Therapy In The Twin Cities
If you’re convinced that cupping services could help you to reduce pain and improve your overall well-being, don’t hesitate to reach out to our team today at (763) 541-1280. We’re currently running several cupping specials for new customers so be sure to ask about them when you give us a call. We look forward to discussing the many benefits of cupping with you soon!
