Cup massage

Cup massage is a type of massage based on the local impact on human body with rarefied air. This method of therapy through the use of decreased pressure is a type of vacuum therapy, widely used nowadays for treating a variety of human diseases.

Man showing skin marks after cup massage.

Cup massage is performed with medical cups, which have vacuum-sucking, thermochemical, and reflectory impact on the skin, hypoderm, muscles and nerves.

Cup massage lasts 10 to 20 minutes and is accompanied with the feeling of warmth. It can be slightly uncomfortable to the patient. The skin in the massaged area becomes slightly hyperemic and congested. Cup massage should be immediately stopped if the patient complains about the pain and discomfort and asks to stop it.

Application of cup massage

Cup massage can be performed on almost all areas of human body. Most often cup massage is used to massage back, chest, limbs, and even face.[1] The procedure starts and ends with classical manual massage techniques. Cup massage is known to leave marks on the skin for several days.[2]

Ventosa Cupping Therapy (Hilot)

Efficacy of cup massage

Cup massage is shown to significantly help reduce pain intensity in adults dealing with chronic back pain.[2] It has also been found with systematic review that dry cupping massage results in improved range of motion and has been found to reduce musculoskeletal pain.[3]

However, due to an overall lack of studies on the effects of cup massage, there is still a lack of efficacy findings on cup massage.[2]There are also issues with a lack of safety for cup massage as there is still a need for establishing proper application protocols.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Vacuum your face for a glowing skin - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. Moura, Caroline de Castro; Chaves, Érika de Cássia Lopes; Cardoso, Ana Carolina Lima Ramos; Nogueira, Denismar Alves; Corrêa, Hérica Pinheiro; Chianca, Tânia Couto Machado (2018-11-14). "Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis". Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem. 26: e3094. doi:10.1590/1518-8345.2888.3094. ISSN 1518-8345. PMC 6248735. PMID 30462793.
  3. Wood, Sarah; Fryer, Gary; Tan, Liana Lei Fon; Cleary, Caroline (October 2020). "Dry cupping for musculoskeletal pain and range of motion: A systematic review and meta-analysis". Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 24 (4): 503–518. doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.06.024. PMID 33218554. S2CID 225353128.
  • V. Fokin, "The Complete Course of Massage", Types of Massage, 2003
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