Cupping is used to remove toxins and help energy move around the body. The technique stimulates blood flow, relaxes congested muscles, treats stiffness in the body and relieves pain.
Glass cups are heated then placed on a specific area that needs treating, or on acupuncture points, creating suction. The skin and superficial muscle is sucked into the cup, counteracting stagnant energy.

Well Woman may use traditional cupping, moving oil cupping or needle cupping depending on the diagnosis you present.

Cupping treatment causes no pain, but there can be a sensation of tightness on the area that has been sucked up into the cup, which is relieved when the cup is removed.

After cupping, it is normal to experience bruising on the skin that can vary in colour from light pink/brown to bright red or dark purple.  Practitioners see the bruising as a reflection of the degree of stagnation or otherwise in the patient in that area. The bruising, though, doesn’t feel painful, but it can look rather startling!

Cupping therapy works by lifting the body’s connective tissue, loosening any adhesions and restoring blood flow to areas of the body that have been restricted.