What is Cupping Therapy?
Cupping therapy is an ancient healing technique that involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. This practice promotes blood flow, reduces muscle tension, and enhances overall well-being. At Rehealth.Me, we offer both wet and dry cupping to suit your specific needs.
- Dry Cupping: Involves creating suction on the skin, drawing blood to the surface and promoting circulation.
- Wet Cupping: Similar to dry cupping but includes a small incision to draw out a small amount of blood, believed to help remove toxins and improve health.
Benefits of Cupping Therapy
- Pain Relief: Eases muscle tension, reduces inflammation, and alleviates chronic pain.
- Improved Circulation: Enhances blood flow, promoting faster healing and recovery.
- Detoxification: Wet cupping helps remove toxins from the body.
- Relaxation: Induces a deep state of relaxation, reducing stress and anxiety.
- Enhanced Athletic Performance: Favoured by athletes for muscle recovery and performance improvement.
Indications for cupping therapy are, among others: pain in the sacro-lumbar region of the spine, sciatica, muscle pain or headaches. The most important tasks of manual therapy include helping to regain freedom of movement in the joint and reducing ailments. Joint blockage is the most common problem in musculoskeletal dysfunction. This condition is reversible and usually affects several directions of movement.
The classic idea of manual medicine is that the therapist performs various techniques and treatment methods in the form of thrusts, mobilisation, and manipulation in strictly defined directions with the appropriate force and speed, using the correct body position. It is worth noting that manual treatments are highly effective and they are one of the most difficult to precisely perform by a therapist in the process of rehabilitation.
Cupping effectively treats, among others:
- Muscle pain and tension
- Migraines and headaches
- Back and neck pain
- Respiratory Issues suchas Asthma
- Digestive problems
- Anxiety
- Stress
- Acne or eczema
In the case of cupping therapy, contraindications are divided into relative and absolute.
Among the relative contraindications, i.e. those that do not always determine the impossibility of using the therapy, there are diseases such:
Relative Contraindications
- Acute infection
- Use of anticoagulants
- Chronic heart diseases
- Menstruation
- Pregnancy
- Puerperium
- Anaemia
- Recent Wet Cupping Session
Absolute Contraindications
- Tumours
- Renal, Hepatic or Heart failure
- Pacemaker
- Haemophilia
Cupping therapy - how to prepare before visiting us?
When choosing to undergo cupping therapy, be prepared to expose the area of the body to be treated. This allows for a very precise positioning of the applicator, which are the hands of the therapist, and is necessary to properly perform a given technique. It is worth taking a loose sports outfit that does not restrict your movements. You should also take all current test results with you as they may be particularly useful. It is obligatory to inform the therapist about taking medications, additional diseases, and the possible earlier course of the rehabilitation process.
The frequency of treatments depends on the type of dysfunction and the nature of the ailment (acute or chronic). Most often, however, manual rehabilitation takes place every few days. It is highly effective – often the pain after manual therapy stops completely.
Is cupping therapy safe?
Yes, when performed by trained professionals, both wet and dry cupping are safe and effective.
Does the treatment hurt?
You may feel a mild suction or slight discomfort, but most patients find the sensation relaxing. Wet cupping involves a small incision, which may cause brief discomfort.
How many sessions will I need?
The number of sessions varies depending on your condition and response to treatment. Our practitioners will tailor a treatment plan to your specific needs.
Are there any side effects?
Mild bruising and slight bleeding are common but usually resolve quickly. Serious side effects are rare.
Have a question?
We know that finding the right treatment for your problem can be a daunting task. Feel free to send us your questions and we will help you choose the best solution.
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