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Cupping therapy and it's benefits.

What is Cupping Therapy?


Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine that took root with ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures. During cupping therapy, a therapist places specialized cups on the skin for several minutes to create suction. Cupping has many benefits, including alleviating pain and inflammation, relaxing tense muscles, aiding in blood flow and relaxation, and relieving chronic pain such as fatigue, migraines, and arthritis.

The suction and negative pressure provided by cupping loosens muscles and encourages blood flow, lessening swelling or tension occurring in soft tissue. However, it is also incredibly detoxifying. While your lymphatic system naturally filters toxins to effectively remove them from the body, oftentimes fat-soluble toxins from your environment, diet, and chemical additives remain trapped in the tissue.

Cupping allows for the stretching and opening of soft tissue, creating space for toxins to drain from the cells. In this way, cupping enhances the body’s natural detoxification process to manually manipulate the soft tissue so that toxins can be moved from your fat cells and into the naturally cleansing lymphatic system.
Cupping therapy and it's benefits.
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What are the Benefits of Cupping Therapy?


1. Pain and Inflammation Relief

Cupping therapy has been proven to reduce lower back pain, making it a great option to naturally relieve aches and inflammation. That’s why elite athletes use it—to help their bodies heal after strenuous training sessions.

Of course, you don’t have to be an Olympic swimmer to reap its pain-relieving benefits. It’s awesome for aches caused by exercise as well as chronic pain conditions alike.

2. Relaxation

Much like massage therapy itself, cupping is a deeply relaxing process. As the blood flow through your body increases, you may notice a warming sensation as your stress melts away.

3. Tight, Healthy Skin

Cupping has incredible effects on the body’s skin. Scars, stretch marks, cellulite and uneven skin tones have all been reported to diminish with the help of regular cupping therapy.

4. Improved Circulation

As mentioned earlier, the main purpose of cupping is to stimulate circulation. Having a healthy level of circulation is great for cell growth, blood pressure, your immune system and even helps reduce the risk of diabetic health complications.
When your muscles are loosened and pliable from cupping, it’s easier for a licensed massage therapist to perform their job. Cupping gets started relieving the tension you carry in your body, and massage therapy does the rest.

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