Episode 10: Cupping Therapy Uncovered: Marks, Myths, Science & Clinical Reasoning

Episode 10 - Cupping Therapy Uncovered: Marks, Myths, Science & Clinical Reasoning | The Wise Practitioner

If those perfect purple circles aren't toxins leaving the building, what are they really telling you, and is cupping actually the right tool for you today?

Those circular marks from cupping: bruise, badge, or toxin exit? Host Jessica N. Ferrer, LMT, unpacks cupping (vacuum decompression): static vs gliding cups, why it feels different from massage, what the marks mean, contraindications, scope of practice, and how massage therapists, PTs, physicians and traditional practitioners each reason about when cupping fits—and when it doesn't.