Cupping guides
Hip and hip flexor stretches: 8 exercises for tight hips after sitting, and how cupping prepares them
The hips stiffen from sitting: the hip flexors shorten, the glutes switch off and the lower back has to compensate. Here are eight exercises that stretch the hip flexors, glutes, inner thighs and outer hip, how to structure them, when not to stretch and how a short cupping session makes the stretches deeper.
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Lower back stretches and back exercises at home: 10 exercises that relieve and strengthen, and how cupping makes them easier
A stiff or sore lower back does best with movement, not rest. Here are ten exercises at home, five that stretch and loosen and five that strengthen, how to structure them, what to avoid and how a short cupping session beforehand makes the exercises easier.
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Tailbone pain (coccydynia): causes, seat cushion and self-care that helps, and how to cup the buttocks without touching the tailbone
Tailbone pain (coccydynia) makes sitting difficult and often starts after a fall, childbirth or long days on hard chairs. It usually heals on its own in weeks to months. Here are the causes, self-care with a seat cushion and offloading, when to see a doctor and how cupping of the gluteal muscles can be used without touching the tailbone itself.
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Upper back pain and pain between the shoulder blades: causes, exercises that help and cupping the upper back
Upper back pain and pain between the shoulder blades are usually due to stiff joints and tight muscles after a lot of sitting and screen work, but must be distinguished from heart, lung and stomach causes. Here are the causes, the warning signs, the exercises that help and how to cup the upper back.
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Fibromyalgia and widespread pain: symptoms, what helps in daily life and how gentle cupping can be used
Fibromyalgia is long-term pain in large parts of the body together with fatigue, poor sleep and increased pain sensitivity. The diagnosis is made by a doctor and treatment is built on adapted physical activity, knowledge, sleep and sometimes medication. Here are the symptoms, what helps, when widespread pain is something else and how gentle cupping can be used as a complement.
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Knee osteoarthritis and knee pain: what really helps, the exercise that is medicine and what cupping can add
Knee osteoarthritis is the most common cause of knee pain after 45. The cartilage thins, the knee stiffens and aches, but the state of the joint and the pain do not always match, and adapted exercise is the best documented treatment. Here is how to recognise osteoarthritis, what helps, when to see a doctor and what research actually says about cupping for knee OA.
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Achilles tendinopathy: why the Achilles tendon hurts, the exercises that heal it and how to cup the calf around the tendon
Achilles tendinopathy is an overload of the Achilles tendon that makes it stiff and tender, especially in the morning and at the start of training. It heals with the right load, above all eccentric heel drops. Here are the causes, the programme, the warning signs of a rupture and how cupping the calf helps.
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Calf cramps: why they come at night, what to do when one strikes and how to prevent them
A calf cramp, often at night, is a sudden, painful contraction that is almost always harmless but can disturb sleep. Here are the causes, what to do in the moment, how to prevent them with stretching, fluids and movement, when a cramp is a sign of something else and how cupping the calf can help.
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Hip pain: what the location tells you, self-care that helps and how to cup the muscles around the hip
Where the hip hurts says a lot about the cause: the outside (trochanteritis/bursa), the groin (hip arthritis), the buttock (piriformis, sciatica) or the front (hip flexors). Here is what helps for each type, when to see a doctor and how to cup the muscles around the hip.
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