What is Dry Cupping?
What is Dry Cupping Therapy?
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What is Dry Cupping?
- Cupping therapy is one of the oldest and most effective methods of releasing toxins from the tissues and organs.
- The therapist puts special cups on the skin to create suction.
- This causes the tissue beneath the cup to be drawn up, causing increased blood flow to the treatment area.
- Enhanced blood flow under the cups draws impurities and toxins away from the nearby tissues and organs towards the surface for elimination.
- Cupping reduces muscle tension and can help restore range of movement.
π’ Benefits of Cupping:
- Removal of edema after injury.
- Removal of stagnant blood and waste products within muscle and fascia.
- Increased circulation to the muscle, fascia and skin.
- Produces a stretch reflex in the muscle, fascia and connective tissue, which increases the mobility at the joint.
- Promotes healing and the formation of new blood vessels.
- Enhances lymphatic system.
- Reduces joint and muscle pain.
- Stimulates sensory nerves of skin and improves autonomic nervous system.
π Potential Side Effects of Cupping:
- Cupping is a low-risk therapy. The side effects will typically occur during your treatment or immediately after.
- Light-headedness, dizziness, sweating or nausea may be experienced.
- After treatment, the skin around the rim of the cup may become irritated and marked in a circular pattern.
- Marks can last for 5-20 days, because of the process of drawing stagnant blood and new blood to the surface of the skin.
