Cupping Therapy
What is cupping therapy?
Cupping is a manual therapy that has been used in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years to achieve different therapeutic results. It has become popular in recent years because of media coverage of famous athletes and celebrities like Michael Phelps, Katy Perry, and Kim Kardashian promoting its benefits.
What are these benefits?
Cupping therapy increases blood circulation, relieves muscular pain and tension, increases muscle recovery speed, promotes relaxation, reduces anxiety, encourages tissues to release toxins, and improves immune system function.
How it works…
In a cupping treatment, medical cups are placed onto the skin, and suction is created either by heat or via an air pump, pulling the skin up and away from the underlying muscles. Cupping works by creating a local microtrauma, which signals the body to send fresh blood and oxygen to the muscles and tissues affected, facilitating healing and regeneration. Cupping also causes local inflammation, which triggers the immune system to produce cytokines (small proteins that enhance communication between cells) which help regulate the immune response.
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