Cupping massage therapy is a technique that applies suction cups to the skin in order to stimulate blood flow, and detoxify the body.
Cupping therapy is greatly beneficial in releasing very tight muscles which can also induce a profound state of relaxation.
In this treatment, oil is applied to the skin surface to allow movement of the cup which releases tension within large muscle groups
Cupping may also be used with static pressure which is extremely effective in releasing tight muscles where the fibres have become knotted together.
Static cups are also effective in releasing fibrosis that occurs in the thickening of scar tissue.
Treatment may leave bruising which usually dissipates after several days but has little or no pain associated. Increasing water intake after treatment is advised to assist in the continued release of metabolic wastes.
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