What does cupping therapy do?

Cupping uses suction to draw blood to or away from specific areas of your body. Peoplemostly use cupping to relieve conditions that cause pain. Some people say it also helpswith chronic (ongoing) health issues.Experts are still exploring how cupping eases pain and disease symptoms. Therisn’t a lot of research on the therapy.Suction from cupping draws fluid into the treated area. releases toxins.

How do healthcare providers perform cupping?

There are different ways to do cupping. The steps vary slightly depending on the chosen method. Your provider will leave the cup s in place for several minutes. Some treatments involve briefly moving the cups to stretch and massage the area.

Cupping methods include:

Dry: Your provider heats the inside of each cup.

The traditional method involves setting an alcohol-soaked cotton ball aflame.

Running: This is like dry cupping. But before beginning, your provider will apply lotion

Bleeding: Your provider uses a needle to lightly puncture your skin before placing the cups.

What should I expect after cupping?

The suction force from cupping breaks open tiny blood vessels called capillaries undery our skin. You’ll have red, round cupping therapy marks that should fade in a week or two. Although these marks will look like bruises, they’re not true bruises that injure muscle fibers.