Cupping Therapy…What’s That?

Suffering from back pain, tight neck and shoulders, or muscle knots, anxiety? Good news! Nirvana Spa & Wellness is now offering cupping therapy. Cupping pulls blood to a region to stimulate healing. It is effective at stretching tight fascia and muscles. This helps the tissue develop new blood flow and causes anti-inflammatory chemicals in the body. Through suction, the skin is drawn into the cup by creating a vacuum in the cup placed on the skin over the targeted area. You usually feel a tight sensation in the area of the cup. Often, this sensation is relaxing and soothing. Depending on your comfort and your practitioner’s assessment of the problem, cups may be moved around or left in place. They may remain on your body briefly or for longer amounts of time. Each treatment is unique to you on that particular day. One very common area to be cupped is the back, although cups work well on other areas, too — particularly on fleshy sections of the body.

One way to think about cupping is that it is the inverse of massage. Rather than applying pressure to muscles, the suction uses pressure to pull skin, tissue and muscles upward. Cupping 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..

Explore the benefits of cupping if you seek relief from stress, pain, allergies, fatigue, flu, colds, back pain, anxiety, muscle aches, red itchy skin conditions or fever. Cupping therapy is included in the standard price ($49) for a one hour full body massage. So what are you waiting for? Book your next massage appointment now by clicking here!