Now Introducing Cupping Massage!
November 24, 2016
After recently taking a course on cupping massage, I’m thrilled to add cupping massage to my skill set and therapies I’m able to offer and incorporate into my treatments.
After recently taking a course in cupping massage, I’m thrilled to add this new skill set to the therapies I’m able to offer clients as an alternative or addition to regular swedish massage. Cupping recently became popular during the Olympics when athletes such as Michael Phelps showed up to competitions sporting the marks associated with this treatment, though it’s an incredibly old therapy used for centuries in traditional chinese medicine.
Though it does have it’s roots in chinese medicine, the cupping I offer is different in that there is no fire involved and it’s geared more toward the release of fascial restrictions and muscle tension. It’s fantastic at treating ITBand problems, as well as those ‘knots’, or trigger points, that are often incredibly tender and tight, restricted scars, tendinopathies, not to mention so many other conditions and dysfunctions of the body. Rather than compress the area as happens with massage, it lifts the tissues by creating suction, mimicking certain techniques used for fascial release, such as bowing the tissues. The practice is generally very safe, though it will very likely leave marks on your body (think big circles that look similar to bruises, though the marks vary depending on the person, condition, skin tone, etc.). Because of that, it’s not for everyone and timing may be key for you if you’re going to an event or generally don’t want to have any marks on your body. If you’re interested in learning whether cupping is for you, please feel free to get in touch and we can discuss adding it to your next treatment.
Tags: alternate therapy, chinese medicine, cupping, cupping massage, fascia, fascial restrictions, ITBand, knots, Olympics massage, pain, scar, scar massage, suction, tendinopathy, traditional chinese medicine, trigger points
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