What is fire cupping?

Fire cupping is a known as a cupping therapy. It is a technique that our BaBoo cupping cups go hand in hand with to enhance circulation around the body, relieve pain, and extract toxins from your body.

Fire cupping is an alternative and non-invasive treatment that uses special cups placed on the skin to encourage blood flow to damaged areas. This therapy is often recommended to individuals who are currently suffering from muscular pain, joint pain or a type of skin problem. This type of health therapy started a media frenzy and led to a vast increase in curiosity around cupping. It has become one of the best ways to detox, destress and reduce pain within the body.

What benefits can Fire cupping provide?

Fire cupping therapy has become a great self-care method for anyone who wants to try it. However, those with painful health conditions such as muscle tightness, fatigue and body aches will benefit most from the effects of fire cupping. Athletes especially will benefit from the effects of this therapy.

This type of cupping therapy is an amazing way to relieve your pain or discomfort naturally. There are various benefits this treatment can provide for you, such as:

Migraine relief

• Fire cupping therapy can help reduce and relieve migraines. It is able to do this by minimising the pressure in the neck and upper back. In addition, promoting an increase in circulation, this self-care therapy helps your body to heal itself.

Relieves cold symptoms

• Fire cupping is also thought to help free you from cold and flu symptoms, it is able to do this as it extracts the toxins out of your body. Our fire cups are able to affect tissue up to 4 inches under the skin. For instance, if you were to place a fire cup over the lungs, it may release any toxins like mucus from your lungs. Therefore, enabling a faster recovery.

Are there any side effects?

There are side effects to every treatment, so just like our fire cups it has its own side effects. However, some side effects are temporary. Circle bruising and soreness that can vary depending on the suction of the cup can appear on your skin. These bruises are nothing to be concerned about as they only last for a few days.

Before you purchase any of our bamboo cups it’s important to speak to your health provider to ensure any sort of fire cupping won’t affect your health or make it worse. This is to ensure any health conditions you have won’t be affected negatively.

For more information regarding our Fire cupping cups get in touch with us today with any questions you may have.