By Amanda Kinney, RMT
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Most people know cupping from the round bruise marks left after a treatment. There are many different kinds of cupping and they are used for different reasons. As a massage therapist anywhere I can treat on the body, is an area I can do cupping.
What may come as a surprise is that there are 4 different ways to cup.
1. Flash or fast cupping: Place a cup, then another, in a line, and a last one. Take the first one, and place it after the last and then continue down the line. You will continue leap-frogging over the area you wish to cover. This will keep the cups moving for 2-5 minutes. There shoulder be no marks, or very light one.
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2. Static cupping: Or dry cupping is placing of cups in a dermatome, myotome line or just a specific muscle to stretch or strengthen.
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3. Blanket Cupping: This is covering an area entirely with cups. It is a global treatment, with lots of neurological stimulus to the area.
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4. Dynamic Cupping: Or myofascial cupping, this is used with lubrication and the cups are generally moved around and can be done with any type of cup.
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Now these can all be used together or on their own for different rehabilitation reasons.
I treat with one or all of these different ways of cupping to better help my client/patient recover from injury or rehabilitate after surgery or injury.
You can book an appointment with Amanda Kinney at our Charlottetown location on Euston St online here!
(902) 370-3146
charlottetown@reactivehealth.com