The Guide to Modern Cupping
Therapy: A Step-by-Step Source for Vacuum
Therapy
An ancient alternative technique that has
found its right place in the modern world of
healing.
In recent years countless high profile
athletes and celebrities have been sporting
distinctive circular "cupping" welts on their
bodies -- the back and shoulder area being most
common. Dating back thousands of years, cupping
is a form of alternative medicine. The cups
create suction and help with pain, inflammation,
blood flow, deep relaxation and can even provide
relief for sciatica and sinus congestion.
Massage Cupping body therapy is a modern and
modified version of cupping therapy that creates
suction and negative pressure through the use of
both stationary and moving cups. These cups are
available at pharmacies and do not use heat like
old-fashioned glass cupping -- making them
entirely safe and easy for home use.
Shannon Gilmartin is a licensed and
nationally certified massage therapist and
certified vacutherapies educator who teaches
this wonderfully diverse therapy and has
witnessed the positive outcomes for patients.
This book shares all her extraordinary
professional and hands-on experience, so that
everyone can experience the positive benefits of
cupping. Nearly 200 step-by-step photos and full
color pages make it easy to follow this expert
instruction.
The book includes:
• The history of cupping, the types of cups
and the many therapeutic benefits of cupping
from skeletal and muscular to the digestive and
nervous systems
• What to expect after a cupping session
including comprehensive safety and techniques
information
• Applications for common conditions that range
from stress and back tension to frozen shoulder,
carpal tunnel syndrome, TMJD (temporomandibular
joint dysfunction) and even acid reflux
• A section for speciality applications like
athletic performance, prenatal therapy and
working with inflammation (acute vs. chronic).
