Basics of Cupping

Basics of Cupping

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Time: 9am-5pm

Location: ASMMW-Peoria 8279 W Lake Pleasant Pkwy, Suite 106, Peoria, AZ 85382

Course Description: Attendees will learn how to help their clients achieve a greater range of motion, increase blood flow to stagnant tissue, relieve pain, and more by using static and moving cupping methods.   Engaging PowerPoint lecture combined with exciting demonstrations of cupping methods will be performed using silicone cups, polycarbonate cups with pump, vacuum cupping machine and bio-magnetic cupping sets.  Attendees will get lots of hands on practice as they learn how to safely apply and remove cups, increase circulation, break up adhesions, and mobilize soft tissue on their clients.  Also included are history, evidence-based research, benefits, indications, contraindications, safety precautions and how to properly clean and disinfect the cups. 

Cost:

• Earlybird $150 https://square.link/u/6cgPf4O4
• After $175 https://square.link/u/n9Rua77y

To Register: Email your name and number to [email protected] with “Cupping” in the subject line, and pay with the appropriate link above.

Continuing Education:  Attendance and participation earns 7CE. 

• ASMMW is an approved provider of CE for the NCBTMB-National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork #451668-11
• NCBTMB Course ID: 70085608 Total Credits: 7.00
• Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners-CE Broker Tracking number: 20-689769
• Arizona Board of Athletic Training Application CE Broker Registered

Student Requirements:  One set of sheets, massage lotion, pen, and water bottle.  Class participation is mandatory.  You may get round, or other visible marks on your body that may last for several days.  Students with contraindications or issues with this matter should contact the instructor prior to registration. Handouts will be sent prior to class, and you can bring a smart phone, tablet or laptop to follow along if desired.

Instructor: Marcella Arieta  

Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate proficiency in static cupping
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in sliding cupping
• Students will demonstrate proficiency in cleansing and sterilization of cups

Objectives:  Students will be able to…

Be able to explain fascia and fibroblasts

Explain the different types of cup kits available, and different types of cupping techniques

List the benefits of cupping

Describe what a client can expect after a cupping treatment

Name the contraindications of cupping

Perform both static and sliding techniques