Please read this page if you planning or already have cupping therapy

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine in which a therapist puts special cups on your skin for a few minutes to create suction. People get it for many purposes, including to help with pain, inflammation, blood flow, relaxation, and well-being, and as a type of deep-tissue massage.

A  modern version of cupping uses a rubber pump instead of fire to create a vacuum inside the cup. Sometimes therapists use silicone cups, which they can move from place to place on your skin for a massage-like effect.

As the air inside the cup is gone, it creates a vacuum. This causes your skin to rise and redden as your blood vessels expand. 

cupping therapy is used to treat: 

• Blood disorders such as anemia and hemophilia
• Rheumatic diseases such as arthritis and fibromyalgia
• High blood pressure
• Migraines
• Anxiety and depression
• Varicose veins

cupping therapy 

• can be used to help their body heal faster.
• helps to reduce any inflammation within the body
• improve blood flow
• boosting the body’s immune system.

Since cupping also helps to reduce inflammation within the body, athletes can expect an improvement in their blood flow, which in turn is beneficial for boosting their body’s immune system.

For athletes who have been diagnosed with a specific injury or have had to undergo a surgical process, cupping therapy can be used to help their bodies heal faster. Cupping can even be used to help decrease an athlete's recovery time after they have undergone strenuous training.

•  Skin discoloration
•  Skin infection
• Bruising

• this reaction is not bruising, but due to cellular debris, pathogenic factors and toxins being drawn to the surface to be clear away by my circulatory systems. The discolorations will dissipate from a few hours to as long as 2 weeks in some cases and in relation to after-care activities.

•   Drink plenty of water, to help eliminate toxins out of the body. 
•   Avoid showers, steam, sauna and exercise immediately following bodywork 
•   Light stretching and range of motion exercises are beneficial. 
•  Exercise the next day will help increase circulation to aid in fading of cup kisses. 

• should avoid exposure to cold, wet, and/or windy weather conditions, hot showers, baths, saunas, hot tubs and aggressive exercise for 4 - 6 hours. Exposure to such extremes can produce undesirable effects and should avoid such situations.

•  should avoid caffeine, alcohol, sugary foods and drinks, dairy and processed meats and I should consume an abundance of clean water.

•    People who are on blood thinners should not experience Massage Cupping.  If you start taking such medication please inform the therapist so your treatment plan can be adjusted.
•     If you are under the care of an acupuncturist,  massage cupping could potentially interfere with acupuncture treatments.

The first time experiencing Cupping. The body's immune system can temporarily

react to this release as it might with the flu - producing flu-like effects like nausea, headache,

aches, that will subside in time with rest and water. Water helps to dilute the intensity of the release.