September Cupping Special

Cupping is wonderful technique that can improve your health and provide numerous benefits.

One way to think about cupping is that it is the inverse of massage. Rather than applying pressure to muscles, the suction uses pressure to pull skin, tissue and muscles upward.

The purpose of cupping is to enhance circulation, help relieve pain, remove “heat” and pull out the toxins (that’s the stiff sore bits) that stay in your body.

Cupping may cause the skin to temporarily turn red, blue or purple, especially if there is an injury or blockage under the area that was cupped.  The skin discoloration can last anywhere from a few days to a week, but is rarely painful. Once the marks have cleared, the procedure can be repeated until the condition is resolved. To get the blood really moving we recommend three sessions to five session, once a week over consecutive weeks.

We recommend that you consider the benefits of cupping if you seek relief from stress, pain, allergies, fatigue, flu, colds, back pain, anxiety, muscle aches, red itchy skin conditions or fever.

Cupping is not exclusive to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Variations of this treatment were used by ancient Egyptians, North American Indians, early Greeks, and in other Asian and European countries. Cupping therapy was recommended by Hippocrates, the man whom many consider to be the “Father of Modern Medicine,” in his guide to clinical treatment.

It should be noted that cupping is not be used on patients who bleed easily and/or cannot stop bleeding, have skin ulcers, or edema. It is unwise to cup over large blood vessels as well. Pregnant women should be cupped with extreme caution and never on their abdomen or lower back.

Cupping has numerous benefits — it can help remove toxins from the body and stimulate the flow of fresh blood, lymph, and Qi to the affected area and throughout the body. It often works wonders for patients with the flu, colds, coughs, back and muscle pain, poor circulation, anxiety, red itchy skin conditions (though cups are not applied to inflamed areas), allergies, fevers, aches and myriad other pains.

Book in for our September Cupping Special today – Just $45 for 20 minutes of stress relief and relaxation.  Call 9817 0078 and be sure to mention this blog.