FIRE CUPPING WITH BACK & LEGS MASSAGE GLOUCESTER

Fire Cupping Massage is an ancient form of alternative medicine where local suction is created on the skin to draw out toxins. Fire cupping massage helps to release rigid soft tissue through negative pressure & suction, it also helps to drain off excess toxins & fluids in your body that may be retaining itself. It helps to loosen adhesions & lifts the connective tissues. Fire cupping helps increase the blood flow to the muscles & tissues. 

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Although fire cupping will leave you with temporary marks which look alarming on the body which can last from 2 days up to 21 days. Cupping is used to relieve back & neck pains, stiff muscles, anxiety, fatigue, migraines, rheumatism, & even cellulite. The treatment has fantastic results for the lungs, & can clear congestion from a common cold. There are a few techniques used during the treatment and they are static gliding or flash cupping. These techniques mean that the cups are left still over specific points of the body. Gliding over the skin to stretch out the fascia & promote circulation. Flash cupping is taking on and off the cups on the body. 

To create the vacuum, a small flame is lit and put inside the cup for a couple of seconds & it is quickly taken out of the cup as this causes the vacuum & placed on specific points of the body to reduce tension, inflammation. The cup will feel warm but not hot.