Cupping Therapy
Physiotherapists and Massage Therapists at Optimize may use cupping therapy in your treatment to help your body move and feel better. They often incorporate it during your appointment to support recovery, ease tension, and boost your daily performance.
Many athletes love cupping for its ability to promote healing in the body. Cupping can help keep muscles feeling loose and ready to move, a key to optimizing your performance.
How Cupping Therapy Works
During your treatment, special cups are placed on the skin for a few minutes to create a gentle suction. This suction helps increase hydration and blood flow to body tissues, loosen adhesions within the muscles and connective tissue, and eliminate excess fluids.
Cupping assists in managing pain by reducing swelling and inflammation in the body.
The cups are moved or “glided” over areas of the body to lift and separate tight tissues. This helps to enhance the release of the interfaces between neural tissues, fascia, skin, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
Muscles relax and trigger points release.
Patients typically leave with less tension and an increase in mobility.
After Your Appointment
You might notice some round marks where the cups were placed after your treatment. This is a normal part of the process and nothing to worry about. The marks typically last two weeks and resolve on their own.
