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What is Cupping?

Cupping is a traditional therapy that involves placing cups on the skin to create suction. The cups can be made of various materials, such as glass, bamboo, or silicone. Once the cups are applied to the skin, the suction creates a vacuum effect, which draws the skin and underlying tissues upward into the cup. Cupping is believed to promote blood flow, relieve muscle tension, and stimulate healing. It’s commonly used to treat pain, inflammation, and muscle stiffness, among other conditions. There are different techniques of cupping, including stationary cupping, where cups are left in place for a set period, and moving cupping, where cups are moved around the skin to massage and treat larger areas.

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What to do After Cupping?

1. Drink a lot of water: water helps flush your lymphatic system of the cellular waste that cupping helps release from your tissues.

2. Stay warm: try to cover the area(s) where you received cupping. 

3. Rest: you may feel more tired than normal or experience flu-like symptoms after cupping (headache or general body aches). This is a temporary reaction by your immune system to the cellular waste that cupping helps release.