Massage (Moving) Cupping
Dr / Ahmed Helmy Saleh
Dr_ahmedcupping@yahoo.com
Massage Cupping Definitions
Sports Cupping
Sports cupping functions
Benefits of Massage Cupping
Cupping Massage Techniques
Chest Cupping Massage
Contraindications to Vacuum massage
Massage cupping or Glide-Cupping Massage One of the famous cupping methods, which do not receive matching application.
Massage Cupping Definitions
But what is Cupping Massage, illustrated in the following definitions:
Massage Cupping A. H. Saleh 2010: "a method that uses vacuum cup with massage oil on the skin."
Massage Cupping A. H. Saleh 2010"One of the cupping methods that used a cup in specific massage movements, between static and dynamic movement from the cup or move it in different forms on the surface of the skin under the influence of the negative pressure of cup using oil products, which vary depending on the therapeutic purpose."
Massage Cupping "Patrick" says massage cupping is a modern adaptation of the ancient art of cupping therapy. By creating suction and negative pressure, cupping is used to: Drain excess fluid and toxins, loosen adhesions and lift connective tissue, bring blood flow to stagnant skin and muscles and mimic the rolling action of deep tissue massage without the discomfort. It is not uncommon for contracted, tense, and painful muscle tissue to soften quickly with just a few minutes of cupping therapy.
Running Cupping – lubricant is applied to a broad area just as in a regular massage a cup is adhered to the body, and then moved around without breaking the seal. The cup actually performs the massage just as with your hand. It can do cross fiber, deep tissue and effleurage
You can see the glass cup or plastic or bamboo in Cupping Massage, the best suitable cup is a glass or plastic cup. where the massage them through the lines especially the skin, known in modern science as a dermatomes, the negative pressure lead to the withdrawal of layers of the skin to the inside of the cup, leading to dilatation of blood vessels and thereby increase blood supply in the tissue, when you do Cupping Massage frequently movement the blood vessels is fullness and unloading, for this reason can be considered as a sport of the blood vessels and skin tissue.
Cupping Massage have a cosmetic and therapeutic effect, it is used to treat cellulite in specific areas such as crippling thigh, …etc, helps muscle tone, and restore skin elasticity.
Therapeutic massage Cupping (Vacuum Cup massage therapy) is very effective in restoring the functional recovery of the body, physiological recovery being one of the non-pharmacological means, where the influence of healing in the internal organs.
cupping Treatments stimulates the peripheral circulation, and improves the nutrition of skin and muscle, removes congestion of tissues, and increases the amount of output the skin of toxic products and oxidizing, which activates the blood flow and lymphatic topical skin and tissue as a result of the vacuum where the effect occurs reflex through the vessels of the internal organs, skin becomes stronger and muscle flexibility, a significant increase in the metabolic processes under the skin (and perhaps the hunger felt by diabetics after cupping of the most prominent signs on it), and increasingly act lymphatic system, which explains the ease infiltration that need to be removed before the initiation of treatment cellulite .
Sports Cupping
Sports cupping A. H. Saleh 2006: organizer applications of cupping technique with athletes using dry cupping, wet cupping, water cupping, massage cupping, and electrical cupping in sports field as a method for Warm-up, Rehabilitation process, First aid, and Regain recovery healing, to achieve the best Sports Forms, which aims to achieve healing and relaxation and to restore vitality and help maintain the strength and flexibility.
The purpose of the massage cupping is designed to address the needs of an athlete either before or after major exertion - to prepare the athlete for peak performance, to drain away fatigue, to relieve swelling, to reduce muscle tension, to promote flexibility and to prevent injuries, and rehabilitation after injury.
Sports Massage Cupping is important for any athlete. Whether injured or not, massage has both physical and psychological benefits that are necessary for the health and well being of the athlete.
Sports Massage Cupping will help maintain your strength and flexibility and allow your body to heal in ways you may not even know you needed. Athletes worldwide are turning to sports cupping to give their body the necessary care after training, competitions, and games, and injury.
Sports Massage Cupping is effective in: bringing nutrients back to the muscles and tissues that need to be repaired. Removal of Lactic acid and the muscles get the oxygen needed to maintain their healthy.
Since tissues get tight and harden and are often difficult to stretch out, sports cupping will help stretch out the muscles to release tension that has built up in that area and restore flexibility which will help guard you against future injury.
Athletic Clients respond to the experience with positive feedback, often reporting that the treatment stayed with them longer than most sessions and was cumulative in its effects. One athlete says "It's like ultrasound therapy effect ", there are no pain, free rang of motion, and it's very nice.
Sports cupping functions
You can use cupping safely with any athletic such as : Runners, Dancers, Bikers, Team players - Football, Soccer, Baseball, Basketball, etc, Gymnasts, Swimmers, Golfers, Tennis players, Divers, Equestrians, Kong fu ...and many others.
It's used also for a variety of ailments from cold, asthma conditions, arthritis, frozen shoulders, spasms, swollen joints, nerve entrapment, muscular, Meniscus, Ligaments, Tendonitis, Strains injury to reproductive issues, headaches & imbalances such as fibromalgia.
There are many functions in sport you can use sports massage cupping in:
- Rehabilitation.
- Warm-Up.
- First aid.
- Speed recovery.
Benefits of Massage Cupping
Improved Energy Flow
In traditional Arabic and Chinese medicine, cupping is used to improve the energy flow throughout the body. The bruises caused by the procedure are thought to be the negative energy elements coming to the surface and exiting the body. The cups can be placed over the traditional energy collection points, which are also stimulated during acupuncture and shiatsu massage. A healthy energy flow is thought to improve both the physical and mental well-being of the client.
Pain Relief
"Massage Magazine" reports that clients who received cupping sessions found that it relieved chronic pain and helped improve range of motion to injured areas. The clients who experienced this pain relief reported that the effects lasted longer than the pain relief associated with other massage modalities.
Loosen Muscles
Fribromyalgia-symptoms.org reports that cupping is an effective way to reduce the muscle stiffness associated with the disorder. Cupping loosens the muscles and brings an influx of blood to the area and softens the underlying muscle tissues, leading to increased flexibility and a better sense of mobility.
Relaxation
Like other massage modalities, cupping can be incredibly relaxing. The work is usually performed in soothing setting and the therapists touch is very light. The therapist might move the cups around the body, mirroring the strokes that you would receive during a standard relaxation massage. While the goal of the session is to target different areas of the body, a cupping treatment can improve your general sense of relaxation.
Cupping Massage Techniques
Below are ten suggestions for effective massage cupping:
1. Almost all areas of the body may be worked on, including the neck, shoulders, middle and low back, and sacrum. The stomach hips and thighs require a gentler suction.
2. The running suction for running requires a lighter suction than that used in stationary cupping or parking. So ask the client if the pressure is uncomfortable in any way.
3. Before using the cups in the running movement or in the friction mode, the area should have adequate oil for an easy smooth gliding cup movement.
4. When applying the cups, the movements should be smooth with the practitioner applying a neutral or slightly upward pressure.
5. The broad areas of the back and upper thighs and buttocks are the best surfaces for running cupping. The back can generally accommodate the larger cups, in the small part you can use different cup sizes to obtain the best results.
6. Long strokes with the cups can help drain fluid accumulation and stimulate blood flow.
7. Cross fiber or circular movements with a cup over smaller areas can help release stubborn knots, adhesions and other types of rigid tissue and cellulite.
8. When the cupping is performed the blood is brought close to the surface and any essential oil formulas, whether for cellulite, fibromyalgia or body wraps the treatment is much more effective since the blood retreating draws the essential oils or mud wrap formula along with it.
9. Cupping along the ribs can increase ribcage expansion and benefit deep breathing. This can benefit those with asthma or emphasema.
10. Vigorous circling movements with the cups on the gluteus maximus (your bottom) can help ease certain types of sciatica (along with breaking up adhesions and cellulite) in the area.
11. Stationary cupping on the Lung Back Shu points can assist with the expansion of the chest and help relieve chest congestion, coughing and asthma.
12. The best time for massage cupping session between 3 to 15 minutes, you must watch closely to determine the circulatory reaction and adjust the suction as needed. It is a good idea to start with a medium to light pressure and increase slowly.
Chest Cupping Massage
Contraindications to Vacuum massage (Massage Cupping) and physical therapy procedures
All procedures should be coordinated with the physician. Lead massage after consulting a specialist in the case of a disease or as directed.
"Cupping": pulmonary hemorrhage, pulmonary tuberculosis in an active stage, malignant and benign tumors, bleeding diathesis, skin diseases and severe its sensitivity, blood diseases, the dramatic depletion of the patient, disturbances of heart rhythm and conduction, essential hypertension 3 degrees.
can not put the cup on the spine, the area of the heart, kidney and breast cancer in women.
1 - We do not recommend the use of massage cupping with hemophilia, leukemia, severe anemia, cancer and other diseases of the blood (Do not put cups at all).
2 - on the sensitive skin, and a swathe of ulcers and cancer.
3 – Arteries and lymph nodes.
4 - Areas of tumors, external wounds, fractures, varicose veins, ulcers, prominent blood vessels near the surface of the skin.
5 - near the sense organs and genitals.
6 - during pregnancy, menopause, a period of activity of tuberculosis, spastic paralysis.
7 - High-pressure, heart disease, respiratory failure.
8 - Children minimum of three years.
9 - Prohibits with inflammatory diseases of internal organs.
