As many athletes use cupping, but scientists require more quality research to understand its efficacy. Cupping Melbourne may help clear away excess heavy metals from your blood and promote healing at a cellular level.
Therapists use either wet cupping (using hot cups heated over an open flame and applied directly to the skin) or dry cupping, where rubber pumps create suction to create suction for suctioning purposes; both methods may also be combined with acupuncture treatment.
Reduces Pain
Acupuncturists use cupping therapy to treat various ailments, including neck pain. You may have seen this therapy technique used on celebrities like Michael Phelps or in professional athlete training rooms; but what exactly is cupping and how does it work?
Cupping leaves round non-tender bruise-like marks on the skin due to broken blood vessels underneath. Most times these marks clear up within 10 days if treated with an ointment, although size variations may occur depending on where the cupping was performed on.
A study published in 2018 demonstrated the efficacy of cupping as an effective treatment for chronic neck and back pain, fatigue symptoms reduction and improved emotion and sleep conditions. Unfortunately, most trials conducted were of low quality thus requiring further research to demonstrate its positive benefits in pain management.
Increases Blood Circulation
Cupping performed by an experienced practitioner can create significant improvements to blood circulation. This increases oxygen delivery to muscles and tissues, removes stagnation from metabolic waste disposal systems, and flushes away toxins.
Cupping creates suction to draw skin, soft tissue and superficial muscle layers up into its cups, decompressing them and improving blood flow to the area being treated. This enhanced circulation brings in fresh nutrients, oxygen and other healing agents while flushing away wastes and toxins that have built up.
Cupping also promotes the release of nitric oxide, which relaxes muscles and improves connective tissue pliability. Cupping therapy may enhance athletic performance, speed up injury recovery and shorten time-to-form connective tissues more rapidly; and can make skin health improvements that leave it soft, smoother and more radiant.
Stimulates the Nervous System
Cupping’s negative pressure helps separate fused or adhered tissue, drawing in new blood to deficient areas and stimulating cell repair, flushing away stagnant toxins and increasing immune cells. Cupping has also proven successful at decreasing scars, promoting lymph drainage and improving flexibility and mobility.
Cupping therapy’s unique circular non-tender bruise-like marks provide an accurate reflection of your body’s healing response, whether you’re an athlete in training, an executive experiencing stress and tension or simply searching for ways to increase wellbeing – these ancient treatments could do wonders.
Cupping therapy has been shown to reduce chronic pain; however, more research needs to be conducted. Schedule your next cupping treatment at Lifemark and witness its powerful relief of aches, pains, stiffness and tension – the benefits are plentiful! Cupping therapy is generally safe; however it should not be done on infants, those suffering from skin conditions like dermatitis ulcers or edema (swelling). Please notify your therapist beforehand if this applies to you.
Relieves Inflammation
Are you noticing circular bruise-like marks on celebrities like Jennifer Anniston, Gwenyth Paltrow or Michael Phelps recently? That could be evidence that they’ve undergone cupping therapy – an ancient therapy using cups made of bamboo, ceramic or glass (but more recently also plastic) to stimulate healing by suctioning skin surface areas.
Cupping may help improve immunity, increase blood flow and alleviate pain; however, more high-quality research must be completed in order to understand exactly how it works.
Cupping’s colored marks can tell us much about your body. Vivid hues indicate that toxins are being released while darker marks could indicate that treatment may not be working as intended. Your therapist can assist in understanding these marks during your session.
