Cupping Therapy
Cupping Therapy
History:
Cupping is not a new treatment. The earliest pictorial records date back to the ancient Egyptians around 1500 B.C. In ancient Greece, Hippocrates (c. 400 BC) used cupping for internal disease and structural problems. In China, the earliest use of cupping that is recorded is from the famous Taoist alchemist and herbalist, Ge Hong (281–341 A.D.) In fact it has been practised across cultures and continents for thousands of years for health care.
OLYMPIC ATHELETES LOVE CUPPING
Cupping has recently been bought into the lime light, by Olympic athletes such as Michael Phelps at Rio
‘It has saved me from a lot of pain.’ Michael Phelps- Olympic swimmer
CELEBRETIES LOVE CUPPING
Celebrities such as Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Justin Bieber swear by cupping
"It feels amazing and it’s very relaxing, and it feels terrific." Gwyneth Paltrow
What is cupping:
A suction cup is applied to the relevant area of the body, creating a negative pressure. This draws up rigid hardened, spasmodic soft tissue that may have developed pain causing trigger points and releases it.
The suction releases, loosens & lifts connective tissue, breaks up and drains stagnation while increasing blood & lymph flow to skin & muscles in ways not possible using compression and massage. This creates space for oxygen, living cells and nutrients for faster recovery. The cups can also be used to deliver a :
CUPPING MASSAGE
Using aromatic oil essence silicone cups are moved over the body or face (this does not leave any marks) Increasing the above effects over large areas of the body. The effects of a cup can reach many inches below the skin. This could be the best massage experience you have ever had!
Benefits of Cupping:
Cupping induces a state of deep relaxation, relieving stress and anxiety, by pulling the parasymatic nervous system, thus allowing relaxation to spread throughout the body. This state can last even days after the treatment. Cupping strengthens the immune system by promoting the flow of lymphatic fluid, cleans the blood and lymph and helps to balance PH levels. It moves stagnation and drains fluids, breaks up and expels congestion. It significantly reduces or eliminates pain, activates the skin, clears stretch marks and wrinkles.
Conditions Responding to Cupping Therapy:
Cupping can help many stubborn conditions, repetitive strain, inflammation, chronic fatigue, digestive problems colds & influenza, headaches, arthritis, sciatica, rheumatism, high blood pressure, stroke, bronchial asthma & congestion, gynaecological disorders, post-surgery adhesions, depression, abscesses, improves varicose veins. And much much more.
After Affects:
Cupping can leave marks which indicates that the stagnation or disease has been moved from the deeper tissue layers to the surface, which will be cleared by the body. These will vary in colour from deep purple to pink in relation to stagnation.. The marks may last from a few hours to a few weeks. These marks are not to be confused with bruising which is a result of damage these marks are a result of debilitating agents being drawn to the surface and are not painful. Or there may be no marks at all.
Patients usually feel an immediate sense of relief. A reduction or elimination of symptoms of concern. Reports of best night’s sleep ever, euphoria, may become energised, feel hungry, increased bowel elimination, or they may feel the need for sleep, or feelings of being "hung over, no appetite.
You may require a number of sessions this will be determined with your first consultation, although you may find a marked improvement after only one session. You will also receive health and lifestyle advice to help form a holistic health plan. You will be treated as a special individual, listened to, and all your concerns taken into account.
