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Cupping Therapy Benefits

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.

Effects

  1. Cupping helps to reduce pain and inflammation.[20]
  2. Improves blood flow.
  3. Used for relaxation, well being and deep tissue massage.
  4. It is safe, non invasive and inexpensive treatment.[19]
  5. Rejuvenation of body organs.
  6. Facilitates healing process and strengthens immune system.
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Effects

  1. Skin: Improved metabolism in skin tissue, better functioning of sebaceous and sweat glands, improved healing and improved skin resistance.
  2. Muscles: Stimulates blood flow and lymphatic drainage.
  3. Joints: Increased blood flow and secretion of synovial fluid.
  4. Digestive system: Increased peristalsis and secretion of digestive fluids, better digestion and excretion.
  5. Blood: Improved blood circulation, improved functioning of RBC and WBC.
  6. Nervous System: Stimulates sensory nerves of skin, Improves ANS.

Potential Side Effects

Cupping is a low-risk therapy. The side effects will typically occur during your treatment or immediately after. Lightheadedness or dizziness, sweating or nausea may be experienced.

After treatment, the skin around the rim of the cup may become irritated and marked in a circular pattern. There may be risk of Infection after undergoing cupping therapy and it can be avoided if practitioner follows the right methods for cleaning skin and controlling infection before and after the session.

    • Blisters : second degree 0f burn than can caused by dry cups if stayed for long time.
    • Fatigue.
    • Headaches.
    • Muscle tension or soreness.
    • Nausea.
    • Skin infections, bruising, itching or scarring.
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