Cupping

Traditional Chinese medicine is an ancient healthcare principle that’s been in practice for thousands of years. Alternative medicine practices such as acupuncture and herbal medicines are the primary healing methods of TCM. Over the last few years, many Western countries quickly adopt Eastern medicine practices because of their efficacy and simplicity. More and more people… Read more

Enhance Massage Treatments with Cupping Therapy The Essential Massage Cupping Guide is for massage therapists, bodyworkers, and health professionals who want to understand and learn how cupping therapy will help their clients and boost their practices. Discover how to integrate the versatile healing modality of cupping to better enhance the effectiveness of massages. This cupping… Read more

Deep Tissue Massage with Cupping Melts Stubborn Knots Like Nobody’s Business In today’s high-stress culture, most people have a sedentary lifestyle sitting slouched over their computer or smartphone looking like a human question mark- their heads jutting forward, shoulders rounded and getting close to their ears and their stomachs getting close to their knees. Does… Read more

Celebrity models might earn a pretty penny, but it comes with the price of countless hours of fitness training, strict dieting, an exhausting and hectic travel schedule and the emotionally draining stress of looking beautiful 24/7. Add on the physical demand a model’s body takes holding a plethora of statuesque poses, it’s no surprise they… Read more

Facial Cupping Rejuvenates and Reduces TMJ & Sinus Relief! Women in Asia, Russia, and Europe have been utilizing these remarkable negative pressure facial exercises for rejuvenation and maintenance for generations. Protocols for the face use the small cups to vacuum and lift the facial tissue, mimicking the pumping movements of lymphatic drainage. It is a… Read more

  Cupping Therapy, commonly referred to as Cupping, has been around for thousands of years, and developed over time from the original use of hollowed out animal horns to suck out and drain the toxins out of snakebites and skin lesions. Horns slowly evolved into bamboo cups, which were eventually replaced by glass. The true… Read more

Cupping Therapy Assists in Lymphatic Drainage! Compared to the tediously slow compression work of Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Cupping Therapy does the opposite. Cupping stretches open the lymphatic vessels, rather than closing them. This action actually increases the movement of lymph locally and systemically with cumulative treatments. Lymphatic Cupping Massage Improves The Immune System Increasing Lymphatic output increases… Read more

The use of Cupping is commonplace throughout the history of the Olympic Games for maintenance, pre and post event injuries, detoxification and recovery. Sports cupping can significantly speed up the recovery time after an athlete’s hard workout, flushing out toxins before soreness sets in. Besides using cupping for injuries and recovery, Olympic Trainers use it… Read more

When negative pressure Cupping Therapy is combined with range of motion exercises,  both Myofascial Release 
and Trigger Point work can be accomplished. Myofascial Release involves applying sustained pressure into the myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore motion. Myofascial is comprised of the word “myo” referring to muscle and “fascia”, which refers to… Read more

A Word on Cupping Marks The most common misunderstandings concerning Cupping is the misinterpretations of the marks that sometimes result. These marks are NOT Bruises! Bruising is caused by impact trauma with the breakage of capillaries and a reactionary rush of fluids to the damaged location from the tissue injury. There is no compression in… Read more

History of Cupping Therapy Cupping Therapy, commonly referred to as Cupping, has a fascinating history that dates back thousands of years. It evolved over time, starting with the use of hollowed-out animal horns (the Horn Method) to treat various ailments, including snakebites and skin lesions, by sucking out toxins. Over the centuries, the technique evolved… Read more