SANTA POLA SUCTION CUPS

SANTA POLA SUCTION CUP TECHNIQUE

The cupping technique, better known in the field of physiotherapy as the cupping technique, despite being used for thousands of years by traditional Chinese medicine, has been little popular until 2016, at the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games, where the technique became very well known and used, following the sighting on television of some athletes with “marks” on their backs as a result of having been treated with this cupping technique.

Physiotherapy treatment with this technique involves applying it to specific parts of the body, suctioning the skin and part of the muscle, creating a vacuum. This opens the pores and thus promotes blood and lymphatic circulation.

The original method used, although it is still used today, consists of the use of glass suction cups, where a cotton ball with alcohol is attached with tweezers, lit, and the combustion of oxygen creates the vacuum and suctions the skin.

Cupping Technique at Clínica del Río-Hortega

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Currently, plastic suction cups with a valve are used. A suction pump is inserted into the valve, creating a suction effect by pulling on the valve. This method is the safest and most widely used today.

For the treatment of the affected area we can use two techniques:

Massage: We apply oil to facilitate movement, place the suction cups, and once the suction is complete, we move them over the entire area to be treated. This technique improves the lymphatic and blood systems and eliminates toxins, among other things.

Fixed suction cup: we place 6-10 suction cups on the area of ​​interest, leaving them for 10 minutes, causing a violet color on the skin (hyperemia) and after this time we remove them.

Benefits of using cupping in physiotherapy:

  • Eliminates muscle contractures and trigger points.
  • Increases blood circulation.
  • Eliminates toxins.
  • Strengthen tendons.
  • Lymphatic drainage.

Contraindications to the use of cupping in physiotherapy:

  • Thrombosis, thrombophlebitis.
  • Varicose veins.
  • Wounds.
  • Fever.

As with other physical therapy treatments, the most important aspect of treatment is the combination of appropriate techniques for each case, tailoring the treatment to each patient.

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