{"id":4122,"date":"2016-10-12T00:29:54","date_gmt":"2016-10-12T00:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/?p=4122"},"modified":"2022-04-26T19:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-04-26T19:14:05","slug":"7-things-know-first-cupping-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.humnutrition.com\/blog\/7-things-know-first-cupping-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Your Guide to Cupping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thinking about making your first cupping appointment? First, read seven things to know before your first cupping therapy session, including the purpose of cupping, its benefits, and what it feels like.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n\n\n

It first skyrocketed to popularity right around the 2014 Summer Olympics, so by now, you\u2019re probably familiar with this Chinese healing practice.<\/span> But the therapy was around long before celebrities began Instagramming their cupping marks. After all, Traditional Chinese Medicine has used the practice for over 2,000 years.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

Even if you\u2019ve never tried it, you might have a flood of questions though, like what does cupping feel like? What are the cupping do\u2019s and don\u2019ts? We enlisted some Chinese Medicine experts, including <\/span>Jerry Briones, MD, LAc<\/span><\/a>, of Unity Holistic in West Hollywood, California, and Christina Burns, LAc, founder of <\/span>Naturna Institute <\/span><\/a>in New York City to answer all your cupping questions. Read on for everything you need to know about cupping.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

How to Prepare for Cupping<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n

Keep reading to learn about the basics of cupping therapy <\/span>and what you need to know before your first cupping appointment.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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1. What Is Cupping?<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n

You can think of cupping as an inverse massage. Think about getting a <\/span>traditional massage<\/span><\/a>: The practitioner applies pressure to your muscles to relieve tension.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

So cupping the fascia (connective tissues in your body) is essentially the opposite. It uses suction from special cups with the purpose of lifting your fascia and your muscles away from your skeletal system. It sounds a bit terrifying<\/span>, but it actually doesn\u2019t hurt that badly (more on that in a second).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

The idea is that this suction helps <\/span>create healthier fascia<\/span><\/a>. From there, the <\/span>benefits of cupping<\/span><\/a> kick in, which can include:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n