Now Offering Cupping Therapy

I am excited to announce that I am now offering cupping therapy as an add-on to acupuncture treatments!

Cupping therapy is part of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and has been used by traditional healers and as a home remedy in other cultures, as well. It involves using a cup-like device to create a gentle suction on the skin, which helps bring circulation to the skin, fascia, and muscles. Cups are either moved around or left on the skin for about 5 minutes. Cupping can feel amazing for folks with tight, sore, or overworked muscles. Many athletes add cupping therapy to their regimens.

You should know:

• Cupping will likely leave red marks on your skin for a few days after treatment. Although this doesn’t always happen, this is actually seen as a desirable effect.
• Cupping should not create more than minor discomfort. Please communicate with me about your comfort level at all times.
• Disinfecting cupping supplies is very important. I am only now offering cupping because I wanted to make sure I had a reliable system of disinfecting in place before offering this service. If you get cupping done elsewhere, please make sure that the practitioner is following proper disinfecting procedures.
• While cupping is very safe, it is not appropriate for everyone. Cupping shouldn’t be used: over broken skin or rashes, hernias, mucous membranes, superficial arteries, or areas of recent surgery. Cupping may not be appropriate, and extra care must be taken, for folks undergoing major health conditions, people with bleeding disorders or on blood thinners, or pregnant women (and cupping should never be done on the abdomen of a pregnant woman).

I am offering cupping as an add-on service to acupuncture appointments. The additional cost is $10. However, for the month of November, all patients will have the opportunity to add one session of cupping to their treatment at no extra cost.

My current add-ons are: Pain Relief Ear Protocol ($5), Cupping Therapy ($10), Celluma LED Red-Light Therapy ($20). These can be selected when you schedule your appointment online, or just let me know when you come into the office. These add-ons do not extend the length of your treatment. However, if you would like to experience more than one add-on during your treatment, you might prefer to schedule a 45-minute treatment so that you can enjoy your services without feeling rushed. If you would like cupping only (no acupuncture), you can schedule a 30-minute acupuncture treatment and just let me know that you would only like cupping.

Why add-ons? My mission has always been to make acupuncture affordable for the average person. My current rates for private acupuncture treatments are some of the lowest in the area, and I would like to keep it that way. The cost of add-ons represents the cost of materials, time, or effort for adding these services. By charging an add-on fee, I can offer these services without increasing my baseline acupuncture costs.

Please let me know if you have any questions about cupping, or any of the other services I provide!