
IASTM & Cupping
Chiropractic Care in Kansas City
Cupping Therapy
Like most Chinese healing techniques, cupping, or suction therapy, dates back thousand of years. While most manual therapies use downward pressure to alleviate muscle adhesions, cupping uses suction to pull tissues up. Cupping can be a stand-alone treatment or easily integrated with adjustments, ART and more.
WHY WE USE IT?
Stimulates blood flow.
Loosen muscles.
Relieves pain.
Increases flexibility/range of motion.
Reduces stress.
Instrument Assisted Soft-Tissue (IASTM)
IASTM is a form of manual therapy known as soft tissue, instrument-assisted mobilization. It uses instruments with a specialized form of massage/scraping the skin gently to help treat areas exhibiting soft tissue fibrosis, adhesions, and/or chronic inflammation.
WHAT IT TREATS
IASTM (or FAKTR) can help reduce and/or eliminate musculoskeletal dysfunction and pain associated with, but not limited to:
Headaches / Migraines
Back Pain
Plantar fasciitis
Shoulder pain
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Sciatica
Knee pain
Tennis elbow / Golfer’s elbow
Shin splints
Nerve entrapments
Can cupping or IASTM help me?
If you unsure if cupping or IASTM is the right treatment for you, we would love to answer your questions. Contact us today for a free consultation.
We would love to help!