Vacuum therapy is a type of natural treatment in which suction cups are used to improve blood circulation in one part of the body. To do this, the suction cups create a vacuum effect, which sucks the skin, resulting in an increase in the diameter of the blood vessels at the exact location. As a result, there is increased oxygenation of these tissues, allowing the release of toxins from the blood and muscles more easily.
Therefore, this treatment is often used to treat cellulite, as increased blood circulation can reduce the appearance of orange peel. In addition, wind therapy is also widely used as a natural way to combat muscle pain, since the difference in pressure caused by the vacuum displaces the skin of the muscle and increases the amount of blood, having a relaxing action.
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Suction cup treatment may be indicated to eliminate back pain caused by muscle tensions or contractions, swelling of the arms, legs or feet, joint pains, and is also a good complement in the treatment of cellulite.
In fact, its main advantages include:
The therapists most suitable for treatment with suction cup are those trained in traditional Chinese medicine, the acupuncturist and the physiotherapist who specializes in acupuncture or who have knowledge of this type of technique.
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For suction cup treatment, leave the area to be treated uncovered and apply an oil or moisturizer to the skin, to allow the suction cups to slide through the skin.
The suction cups should then be placed in the treatment area. The 3 most common ways to apply suction cups to the body are:
You can also use suction cups associated with other techniques such as acupuncture needles inside each suction cup, medicinal plants, bleeding or water, for example.
The duration varies between 5 and 15 minutes and isolated sessions can be organized to combat back pain, or up to 8 sessions once a week for 8 consecutive weeks.
When the suction cup is placed at high pressure or left to rest for a long time, blood bubbles may appear in the area and if this occurs, treatment should be discontinued immediately.
Although relatively safe, the treatment of ventosatherapia has some contraindications and therefore should not be applied to people who have:
In addition, suction cup treatment should also be avoided during pregnancy, especially if there is no medical supervision.
Some situations that are not absolute contraindications but require more attention when using this type of treatment are: people with uncontrolled high blood pressure, just after exercise and its application in areas that do not have a good muscle layer, having the most prominent natural extremes.
Treatment may be done with the person lying on a stretcher where 1, 2 or more suction cups are placed where they are treated. Suction cups can only be placed on a contracture in your back or can slip through all your back muscles.
Ventosatherapy can promote sagging, this treatment should not be done exclusively to remove cellulite nodules, but should be used in a protocol involving the use of firming creams and devices such as radiofrequency for example. Understand how cellulite radiofrequency works.
If wind therapy is performed during the menstrual period, after treatment, the woman’s period may become more intense than usual, purple marks may appear in the treated areas and urine may be a little darker than usual.
When using a large amount of vacuum, the treatment site may remain painful for about 5 days, but you can see that the person will have purple marks on the body, because in the first few minutes of application of the suction cup, one can observe the redness and purple color that appear.
So, to prevent this from happening, what you can do is reduce the pressure of each suction cup and not let it settle in the same place. A good strategy to prevent skin from scarring or pain is to apply low pressure inside the suction cup and apply oil to the skin and move the suction cup constantly through the area to be treated.
Taking a hot bath and massaging the area that has been treated with rosehip oil is an excellent home treatment to avoid pains and purple marks on the skin after treatment.