Have you noticed that celebrities are attending events with small, circular marks on their backs more and more frequently? They are the result of cupping therapy. However, what is it?
As an alternative therapy, cupping entails applying cups to the skin in order to induce suction. It is believed that this suction will enhance the body’s energy circulation and promote healing.
What Is Cupping Therapy?
An age-old therapeutic technique called cupping therapy in Mississauga has its roots in Eastern medicine, specifically Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In order to create suction, cups, usually made of glass, silicone, or bamboo, are placed on the skin as part of the therapy. In addition to increasing blood circulation and fostering healing, the suction aids in lifting the skin and surrounding tissues.
The Benefits of Cupping Therapy:
According to the experts, some of the benefits of cupping therapy:
Using Cupping to Manage Pain
As per the “pain-gate” idea, the pressure and touch of cupping activate vast nerve fibers, which blocks other neurons’ ability to send pain signals to the brain. The spinal cord contains the gate control system. So, pain transmission can be stopped by stimulating these nerve fibers.
Acne Cupping
According to the idea of the immune system, cupping can lower inflammatory chemicals and boost the synthesis of immunity-boosting chemicals. Additionally, cupping may strengthen your body’s antioxidant defenses. Thus, cupping may be beneficial for skin ailments. Two groups of persons were compared in an Iranian study.
Types of Cupping Therapy
There are two primary forms of cupping: Wet and Dry therapy.
For either kind, your healer lights a combustible material—like alcohol, herbs, or paper—inside a cup using the classic fire cupping technique. They place the cup upside down on your skin when the fire goes out. There is a vacuum created when the air inside the cup cools. Your skin rises and becomes redder as a result of your blood vessels expanding.
In contemporary cupping, the suction created inside the cup is produced by a rubber pump rather than fire.
Dry Cupping Therapy
Dry cupping is the preferred method due to its simplicity and lack of blood requirements. Simply press the cups on your skin with the therapist’s hands, a pump, or, if glass cups are being used, a flame. Approximately, the cups are left on for five to ten minutes.
This therapy can be done as frequently as once or twice a week. A massage can be given in addition to dry cupping. We refer to this as running cupping or massage cupping. Increasing blood flow while eliminating fluids and toxins from the treated area is the goal of dry cupping.
- Wet Cupping Therapy
Before beginning wet cupping at M City Holistic Therapy, your therapist places a cup on your back for roughly three minutes to provide a light suction. After removing the cup, they make tiny, light cuts in your skin using a tiny blade. Then, they perform a second suction to extract the blood.
They may keep the cups there for ten to fifteen minutes. The theory is that the cuts draw in inflammatory cells, which then trigger the production of endogenous opioids, which are naturally occurring painkillers and mood boosters. These aid the body’s defense against infections and maintain immunity.
What to Ask Your Doctor First
Before beginning any kind of complementary medicine, including cupping therapy, speak with your doctor. Before beginning any kind of cupping treatment, have a thorough discussion with your cupping therapist. Find out what conditions they treat with cupping and whether there are any conditions for which you should not get cupping.
At M City Holistic Therapy, qualified and trained practitioners perform a highly effective cupping therapy to help individuals get relief from several medical conditions. Our team recommends which cupping treatment plan can be used to support individual health concerns.
