Cupping Therapy

Cupping therapy is a type of alternative therapy that involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. This suction is thought to improve the flow of energy in the body and facilitate healing. Cupping therapy is thought to alleviate symptoms by promoting peripheral (close to the skin) blood circulation and improving immunity.

We now offer both dry cupping and fire cupping. The dry cupping method involves using plastic suction cups which are applied to the skin to increase blood flow and circulation. For fire cupping, we use glass suction cups and a flame to create suction on the skin.

Benefits of cupping therapy include:

• Promoting the skin’s blood flow
• Changing the skin’s biomechanical properties
• Increasing pain thresholds
• Improving local anaerobic (without oxygen) metabolism
• Reducing inflammation
• Boosting cellular immunity
• Muscle pain and tension relief
• Reduced joint movement relief
• Headache relief
• Back pain and Sciatica relief
• Stress and anxiety relief

Cupping may remove toxins by stimulating the immune response, both locally and systemically. It may also eliminate uric acid, a natural waste product from the digestion of certain foods. Uric acid build up can lead to high levels of acidity in the blood and urine. This therapy may also have a positive effect on the lymphatic system, which is partially responsible for eliminating your body’s waste.

During cupping, due to the vacuum effect, the soft tissue often experiences micro-trauma. The body responds to this by stimulating an inflammatory response which helps with healing.