WHAT IS CUPPING THERAPY?
Cupping has been in use for many years practised in one form or another even in England. Dr William Marsden of the Marsden Hospital employed cupping therapy extensively in the 1830’s. There are many methods from weak/light cupping giving a gentle toning effect over an area this being safely used on anyone who maybe debilitated or frail & even on the young. (where very small cups would be used) or as facial cups on adult patients.. The larger cups are used for strong cupping sensations producing a more draining technique. Working on stubborn & stagnant conditions maybe long term & chronic. Moving cupping is the strongest method, where the cups are actively moved over the surface of the skin massaging the client. This normally applied along the deep & tense spinal muscles. Cupping does not hurt even on very sensitive individuals who cannot withstand touch e.g. when the tissues have become hypersensitive such as in fibromalgia.
This therapy involves the use of cups for suction on the skin to promote and stimulate blood and energy flow to certain parts of the body. A single cup or multiple cups are used on acupoints or affected area to open up the meridians, relief pain, expel exterior pathogens wind, cold, dampness and toxins. After cupping patient’s skin will have a temporarily red to dark red coloration or look like bruised. The colorations depend on how severe the problem is.
