30/03/2024
For athletes, “light static cupping or dynamic cupping can promote stretching of the connective tissues and increase local circulation, both of which are very helpful in recovery from exercise,” says Westervelt. “It is common practice for elite athletes to use therapeutic techniques like cupping (and soft tissue massage or mobilization, pneumatic compression with vibration, contrast baths in warm and cold water, among others) to facilitate efficient metabolism of byproducts of intense exercise and facilitate recovery.”
