Massage Therapy

An old Chinese medical maxim states: ”Where there’s stagnation, there will be pain. Remove the stagnation, and you remove the pain.”

TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine focus on the entire physiology of the patient. It is the oldest form of organized medicine and dates back at least 5,000 years. Now is the perfect opportunity to explore the benefits of TCM. Better health is on everyone’s list for the new year and cupping is wonderful technique that can improve your health and provide numerous benefits.

Cupping involves placing glass, bamboo or plastic cups on the skin and utilizes suction and negative pressure to drain excess fluids and toxins, loosen adhesions, lift connective tissue and bring blood flow to the skin and muscles. The purpose of cupping is to enhance circulation, help relieve pain, remove heat and pull out the toxins that linger in the body’s tissues.

In a typical cupping session, glass cups are warmed using a cotton ball or other flammable substance, which is soaked in alcohol, let, then placed inside the cup. Burning a substance inside the cup removes all the oxygen, which creates a vacuum. You usually will feel a tight sensation in the area of the cup. Often, this sensation is relaxing and soothing. Each treatment is unique to you on that particular day. Depending on the condition being treated, the cups will be left in place from 5 to 10 minutes.

The most obvious benefit of cupping are a relief of pain and a relaxation and increased suppleness of stiff tendons and muscles. Cupping increases the cleansing flow of lymph, while removing congested blood from the muscles. Cupping has a dramatic detoxifying effect on the skin and circulatory system. Cupping can also treat the following:

• Blood disorders–Anemia and hemophilia
• Rheumatic diseases – Arthritis and fibromyalgia
• In women  infertility & other gynecological problems such as irregular menstruation, leukorrhea and uterine cramps
• Eczema, urticaria or hives and acne
• High Blood Pressure
• Mental Issues – Anxiety Depression PTSD & Insominia
• Migraines & Headaches
• Detox
• Improve Immune System
• Respiratory Illness & Chest Ailments
• Ease stiff muscles
• Can assist in the treatment of cancer by rebalancing the energy in a bodily system that has been blocked by tumors
• Injuries to the soft tissue
• Frozen shoulder
• Headaches
• Scaring

Please note: Cupping can causes the skin to temporarily turn red, blue or purple, especially if there is an injury or energetic blockage under the area that was cupped. The skin discoloration can last anywhere from a few days to a couple of weeks, but is rarely painful. Once the marks have cleared, the procedure can be repeated until the condition or ailment is resolved.