Cupping Therapy

Cupping Therapy is a form of alternative eastern medicine in which cups are placed on the skin to create suction.  The suction of the cups stimulates blood flow to promote the healing of an injured tissue by removing blood stagnation. Cupping therapy is very effective in reducing muscle pain, muscle tightness, muscle spasm, Achilles tendinitis, frozen shoulder, sciatic pain, neck pain, back pain, sore muscles from sports activities or weigh lifting.  Cupping also helps increase in range of motions in the neck, back, shoulder, hip, knee and ankle areas.  If blood circulation is stagnant or slowed down by certain factors, it will lead to retention of blood in any part of the body, resulting in blood stasis (Blood Stasis frequently occurs in long-term chronic illnesses).  One of the pathological factors of blood stagnation is that it can cause muscle pain, muscle spasm, joint pain and reduce joint and muscular movements (reduce range of motion).  Especially, if someone is actively working out at a gym and have muscle or joint pain in shoulders, forearms, wrists, calf, neck and back areas cupping therapy can help reduce the pain and loosen out the muscle and joint tightness.