If I dragged, you from the last blog about cupping therapy then congrats today you will find out the two different Top Sugar Land Chiropractors methods of cupping. The first method is dry. What am I trying to say that it is dried as in lame? Ha-ha no I am not that is literally the method dry, so what does this mean. The dry method is when the provider heats the inside of each cup. The heat will send oxygen out of the cup this is how it creates a ìvacuum.î Other providers may also use a Top Sugar Land Chiropractors suction device to remove air from all the cups. This allows that ìvacuumî force to pull the skin up into the cup. Now the second method is called wet. This is when your provider uses a needle to lightly puncture the skin before cupping. This is how toxins are able to leave the body through those punctured wounds. How will you feel after your cupping therapy session? Due to cupping breaking open those tiny blood vessels under the skin you will have round bruise like marks. It may look scary at first and makes you think will they be their forever, but no they will fad away in a week or two. The tea that everyone really wants to know though are the Top Sugar Land Chiropractors risks or complications of cupping therapy. Good thing that cupping is a low risk therapy so nothing big to worry about but some people may experience the following.
1. Fatigue
2. Nausea
3. Burns from the heated cups
4. Muscle tension or soreness
5. Skin infections, itching or scarring
6. Headaches
If any of these happen call your provider to inform them about your symptoms so they know how they can treat you. So, how affective is cupping therapy? Here is the crazy part that there has not been many scientific studies on cupping. What is believed though is that cupping may provide a placebo effect. What does this mean? It means that is helps believe people believe it is effective. Last thing we will talk about cupping therapy is that there are actually some people that should not receive cupping therapy. The number one people who should not is moms to be. Why? Because there are researchers that know little about cupping effecting pregnancy. Not only expecting mothers but the following list should avoid receiving Top Sugar Land Chiropractors cupping therapy.
1. If you have any bleeding disorders (hemophilia)
2. Seizures (epilepsy)
3. Blood clotting problems
4. Any skin conditions (eczema/psoriasis)
As I stated before contacting your healthcare provider if you experience burns, extreme pain or soreness, fever or signs of skin infection. Cupping therapy may help ease certain symptoms you are receiving like pain for example. But not much is known about how effective this therapy is. Cupping is safe and you should talk it over with your doctor before receiving this therapy. You never know it may work for you so give it a try.
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