WHAT IS CUPPING?
Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it is not new. Cupping therapy is one of the oldest and most effective method of releasing toxins from body tissue and organs. It dates back to ancient Egyptian and Chinese cultures where it was used to treat wide range of illnesses including fever, vertigo, menstrual problems and more. Cupping can be used by both healthy patients (rejuvenation purposes) and those suffering from ailments.  
What Can It Help?
  • Back and neck pain
  • Headaches and migrains
  • Muscular stiffness and disorders
  • Medical disorders including Rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, and irritable bowel disease
  • Mental disorders  
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What Are The Benefits?
  • Reduce pain and inflammation 
  • Improves relaxation of body including nervous systems
  • Improves blood flow and lymphatic drainage
  • Rejuvenation of body organs
  • Supports post-exercise recovery 
  • Facilitates healing process
  • Strengthens immune system 
HOW DOES IT WORK?
Modern cupping uses plastic, silicon or glass cups with a vacuum seal to influence the myofascial tissue. The therapist applies the cups to your skin, compressing them with their hands. Cupping may be combined with a massage where the therapist puts lotion/oil on your skin and moves the cups back and forth for a massage-like effect. The cups are placed on areas with abundant muscles. 

​Cupping uses suction to draw blood to or away from specific areas of the body. The suction force expands and breaks open tiny blood vessels under your skin. Your body reacts by replenishing the cupped areas with healthier blood flow and stimulates proper and normal healing at cellular level.
DOES IT HURT?
Cupping is a low-risk therapy. It does not cause pain, but you may experience some skin tightness during the procedure.

​The side effects typically occur during 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.