Cupping Therapy Chicago

What is Cupping Therapy?

Cupping is an ancient therapy that is often combined with other treatments such as massage or acupuncture. The process involves placing cups on your back in order to draw fluid to the area. Much like a bruise, the suction from cupping causes discoloration of your skin to the areas where the cups have been placed. Your body, which treats the cupping treatment like an injury, sends more blood to that specific area to promote natural healing. While cupping’s popularity in the United States is more recent, this practice has been used in other cultures for thousands of years to promote healing and well-being and to reduce pain.

How Can Cupping Chicago Impact My Recovery?

Used in combination with other therapies, and even when used alone, cupping can be effective in helping with your recovery. Our cupping therapy in Chicago at CRC has the ability to aid in the detox process as it removes toxins from your body. It also helps promote a sense of calm and overall well-being. You may be sleeping better as a result of your cupping therapy, as well. This alternative therapy is also believed to help optimize the flow of energy in your body and to restore your body’s overall balance.

What is the Goal of Cupping at CRC?

At CRC, we meet you where you are at. We take a holistic approach to healing and always consider what treatment is best for you. Maybe you have had a negative experience with some Western medicine and need to incorporate some Eastern practices into your recovery. We want to ensure that we are optimizing your health by supplementing your recovery with all of the best available techniques. Our goal at CRC Institute is to find what works best for you — to hear, see and understand you so that we can offer you the most effective techniques for your recovery. This is about your healing.

Some of the benefits we hope you experience with cupping therapy in Chicago at CRC include:

• Release toxins
• Help with anxiety and depression
• Alleviate back pain or any physical pain
• Improve immune function
• Aid in the detox process

What will Cupping Therapy at CRC Look Like?

The goal at CRC is to fill your day with healing. As we help you to remove yourself from toxic environments, we offer a variety of techniques to help you achieve your goals of overall well-being. If you decide that a cupping treatment is right for you, you will meet with one of our Chicago specialists who will review your treatment plan with you.

Cupping techniques can be applied either wet or dry, and your Chicago cupping specialist will determine the best method for you. While you are relaxing during your treatment, CRC’s trained therapist will place the cups on you and leave them in place for several minutes, allowing time for the cups to create suction.

These natural, alternative techniques often work best when combined with other forms of treatment at CRC, and our accredited team will help determine your most optimal recovery plan and the best use of cupping therapy for you.

What are the Risks of Cupping Therapy Chicago?

Cupping therapy is considered to be quite safe. Other than experiencing a pinching sensation, the treatment is painless. The short-term side effect is that your skin will be slightly discolored (marked in a circular pattern) for a few days or possibly even a couple weeks. Other rare but potential risks include:

• Nausea
• Fatigue
• Burns from heated cups
• Skin irritation or infection

If you have a bleeding disorder, blood clotting problems, seizure disorder, or a skin condition such as eczema, this treatment may not be right for you and you need to consult your doctor if considering it.

Cupping Therapy Near Me in Chicago

CRC Institute offers many options that more traditional mental health facilities nearby do not have. Cupping, for one, is an ancient therapy in which cups are placed on your back in order to draw fluid to the area. Your body then reacts as if it has sustained an injury as it sends more blood to those specific areas to promote natural healing. It is a treatment that has been around for thousands of years but has been gaining more popularity in recent years in the United States. CRC’s team of holistic practitioners will determine if cupping is right for you and will ensure that you receive the best treatment options and recommendations in Chicago. 

At CRC, we treat the whole person and focus on filling each of your days with healing. Our goal is to optimize your health and help you to take steps toward living your best life. Every person is different: Some respond to meditation and cupping while others respond to more traditional therapy. At CRC’s integrated center for healing, we want to determine what is best for you and get you on your path to optimized health.

Other areas we service for cupping therapy include:

Chicago | Evanston | Northbrook | Winnetka | Arlington Heights | Hinsdale | Wilmette