“Where there’s stagnation, there will be pain. Remove the stagnation, and you remove the pain.” old Chinese medical maxim
Dating back thousands of years in Egypt, China, and Middle Eastern countries, cupping has been used to relieve to muscular pain. The cups create suction and help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, deep relaxation and can even provide relief for sciatica and sinus congestion. Massage Cupping is a modern and modified version of cupping therapy that creates suction and negative pressure through the use of both stationary and moving cups to improve circulation which attracts immune cells to that location which increases the repair and recovery process.
Cupping can be used for:
- Migraine headaches
- Muscle tension
- Repetitive stress injuries
- Fascial adhesions
- Low back pain
- Neck pain
- Hamstring strains
- Shin splints
- Tennis elbow