By creating suction and negative pressure, cupping has been found to affect the body up to ten centimetres into the tissues, which is used to treat muscle pain and spasms, drain excess fluids and toxins, loosen adhesions, connective tissue and stubborn adhesions in soft tissue, stimulate blood circulation and bring blood flow to nourish stagnant muscles and skin, stimulates the peripheral nervous system, activate the lymphatic system, clear colon blockages, help activate and clear the arteries, veins, and capillaries, and improve varicose veins.

Cupping draws the inflammation out, yet does not add to it.

Variations of Cupping

• Stationary cupping usually leaves cups in the same place for several minutes, to remove stubborn adhesions or knots or over inflamed joints or tissues.
• Moving cupping, after applying small amount of oil to the skin to facilitate the cupping movement, the cups are glided over the surface of the skin, to give a deeper massage. It also aids the movement of lymph.

Massage Cupping

According to traditional Chinese medicine, the flow of qi travels throughout the body via Meridians. When these Meridians become blocked the energy does not move freely causing illness.

Combining the moving cupping and the theory of meridians, massage cupping therapy has been further developed as a means to open the Meridians of the body. The stagnated, weak, or out of balanced qi can be dispersed or moved by exerting suction and pressure of massage cupping. Massage cupping can also be used when qi needs to be drawn to the surface of the body from deep within to nourish muscles and skin.

Side effects of Massage Cupping

Cupping causes blood to be drawn to the surface of the skin, which can cause non permanent red marks, swelling, and bruising at the local area, however as the cups are moved around the body these marks do not last long.

Only dry cupping is practiced at either of these premises.