Chinese Cupping Massage

This ancient Chinese tradition is a valuable therapy to repair dysfunctional muscle, reduce pain, and maintain optimum connective tissue health. This is a dry cupping treatment where cups of various sizes for certain muscles are placed on the body using a suction gun to create a vacuum to draw the skin and muscle upward into the cup. Dysfunctional regions mostly occur on the back, shoulders, and legs. You will receive a deep tissue full body massage in combination with areas needed for cupping.

The different techniques adopted are static cupping, when cups remain stationary, dynamic cupping when cups glide over the muscle, and active cupping, when you may be asked to slightly stretch during cupping.

When muscles are painful, stagnant waste needs to be removed. Cupping loosens and lifts connective tissue, opening the muscle fibers so blood rich in oxygen and essential nutrients can flood the area to quickly repair cells, and push out waste. After applying cups, you will be massaged in the normal way. Your body takes its own time to adjust with possible soreness at first, but when you start feeling more flexible and pain-free the results are amazing. It is also great for toning the skin.

You may be familiar with the circular cupping marks seen on sports and movie celebrities. For most people, cupping marks are gone in just a few days to a week as lymph processes the waste, unless the muscle was damaged and needs more time to repair. Your skin type will be assessed and bruising will be kept to a minimum. You should not experience any pain during treatment under my care.

So go for it! Be cupped and relax, repair and restore your body. You are in safe hands!