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    Default I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    So a new massage place opened up not far from me and they offer the Myofascial Release massages with the cups. I was intrigued and this is something I seriously should be doing more of with how beat up my body gets, so gave it a shot today.

    She first made me stand in front of her while she checked all my alignments and she asked if I ever had sinus issues. And I was like, yeah, chronically. I guess my neck muscles are imbalanced so I hold my head tilted which can cause sinus problems. I'm so mad because no doctor ever mentioned this and I go in for sinus infections ALL THE TIME

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    I do have a few really nasty bruises like the above, but apparently they can clear in as few as 3 days (usually by 7) and if you go more often you shouldn't get much bruising at all. It's not the cups causing it (you can kinda see in the pic the indents the lips of the cups leave, but no actual damage) that "bruise" is all the crap they bring to the surface, so it can get flushed away better. That particularly dark purple one is a knot I've had for a loooong time, so it's all broken bits of muscle fibers and old trapped blood etc.

    I noticed walking back to my car an immediate improvement in posture from hamstrings and it bands being looser, and I assume there is some circulation improvement in my neck because my face has more color in it and is "puffier" but like not in a bad way, so I'm really excited for a follow up appointment and also to see how long the improvements seem to last. Probably till I work and fuck my body up again tbh

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Wow! I've heard of this..so you liked & recommend?
    I'll have to try it.


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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Quote Originally Posted by whirlerz View Post
    Wow! I've heard of this..so you liked & recommend?
    I'll have to try it.
    Definitely! It's something I'm going to add to my maintenance for sure. The only tricky part is scheduling for when I have some time off or working at places where the marks don't matter lol

    It's a different feeling than a regular massage, this is a pulling feeling stretching the fascia rather than conventional massage which is more pushing.

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Quote Originally Posted by SuperJa View Post
    Definitely! It's something I'm going to add to my maintenance for sure. The only tricky part is scheduling for when I have some time off or working at places where the marks don't matter lol

    It's a different feeling than a regular massage, this is a pulling feeling stretching the fascia rather than conventional massage which is more pushing.
    exactly why I haven't done one yet.. I think those bruises would stay a good 2 weeks on me and was literally contemplating outfit ideas before but there are no outfits to cover that.

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    I really want to try this. Looks really interesting. Arnica might help with the bruising. If it were me I would still dance as they are all on my back, since they are perfectly round it doesn't look like someone beat you- it might even be a good conversation starter. For me, I would stay off stage but I believe OP is in Canada, right?
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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Quote Originally Posted by Gia2608 View Post
    I really want to try this. Looks really interesting. Arnica might help with the bruising. If it were me I would still dance as they are all on my back, since they are perfectly round it doesn't look like someone beat you- it might even be a good conversation starter. For me, I would stay off stage but I believe OP is in Canada, right?
    Yes. I just got back from working 4 days and although they were lighter they were still visible.

    I found no issues financially working with them, if anything they maybe helped me out a bit because guys who were familiar with it, like they had it done before or had questions wanted to talk about it so it was a good ice breaker. The rest either didn't seem to notice or assumed they were birthmarks and it would be rude to comment on them. I certainly wouldn't go to an audition with them but for working normally they're so perfectly round and placed in patterns that it's obvious you didn't get in a fight or anything lol.

    In a club with proper strip club lighting they'd be much harder to see I think because most good clubs I work really hide reddish tones. Also long hair covers most of the upper back ones, it was basically the big shoulder one you could see and then a pair on my lower back. Except when upside down of course.

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Thats how I cured my bronchitis which was turning into chronic. You can try castor oil over those marks. But they are nice color, inflammation came out. When I did mine were almost blue.

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    All the big tennis players have been getting those. They were explaining the round bruises at Wimbledon.
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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Just booked some moxibustion (cupping) for the new year! Yay! My shoulders are tight as shit and my sinuses are swollen. This is exactly what I need.

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    epsoms salt will pull the bruising out - soak in a tub with the salts - be generous with them - great for tired/sore muscles too

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Did it hurt when she put the cups on your back or was it a relaxing treatment?

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    Default Re: I just got one of those massages with the cups!

    Quote Originally Posted by Camillauk View Post
    Did it hurt when she put the cups on your back or was it a relaxing treatment?
    It's pretty relaxing for the most part. There are a few spots where it is quite intense- it bands in particular, but only for a very short time until the fascia loosens in that spot.

    They also check if they've put on a cup with a lot of suction that it isn't too much.

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