During your sesssion, our therapist will place specially designed glass cups on accupoints along the body, creating a suction of the tissue below the cup.

Cupping therapy is not painful, but everyone can have a different experience.  Similar to a deep tissue massage, a patients’ sensitivity to pressure may dictate their experience. Most of our clients enjoy the experience and the benefits without the existence pain.

The suction created duing the session pulls on your skin, expanding the blood vessels under the skin which causes the reddening. Occasionally, capillaries can break during this process which causing the bruising. A continuous rush of blood flow to the area due to the suction effect increases the bruising process.  The color should lessen each day.  On average, it takes about 7 to 10 days for the skin to return to normal.

Speak to your therapist about your needs, but for most people once a month should provide the needed benefits.

Those with compromised immune systems, blood disorders (such as hemophilia) and cancer patients should avoid cupping. Cupping should also be avoided by those with heart disease or kidney disease or kidney failure. Additionally, if you’re pregnant or you think you could be pregnant, cupping is not recommended.