Enjoy the Benefits of Wet and Dry Cupping Therapy at Our Melbourne Wellness Clinic

At Komyuniti Wellness, we believe a holistic approach to health can transform your mind, body and soul. For this reason, our Fitzroy based clinic offers highly effective wet cupping therapy, performed by qualified and highly trained practitioners. With the ability to enjoy many different physical and emotional benefits, our approach is personalised to your needs, ensuring you receive the ideal treatment to overcome any issue you may be facing.

What is cupping?

Cupping is a traditional Chinese practice that involves placing glass or plastic cups on your skin to generate blood flow and release toxins from the body. This holistic method has been used by different cultures dating back thousands of years which was used to offer a wealth of benefits to the mind and body.

There are two different types of cupping methods to choose from, depending on your personal health goals and intentions. Dry cupping is the process of placing the cups directly onto dry skin. During wet cupping, however, your therapist will create small, pain-free incisions on your skin using a single use sterile lancet before placing the cups over these areas. The suction created will then draw out a small amount of blood and toxins from your body.

How cupping can benefit your health?

There are many reasons why people all around the world have used cupping as part of their health journey for thousands of years. In many cases, cupping has been used for the management of a range of conditions, such as:

Migraines

Improving immune function

Lower back pain

Neck and shoulder pain.

Lower blood pressure.

Skin problems

Anxiety, depression and insomnia

(A.M.N. Al-Bedah et al, 2019)

The research and mechanisms of action of cupping?

Recent research literature summarised the main explanations for the mechanisms of action on how cupping provides it health benefits.

Pain – Gate theory - The cups placed in an area of the body influences the neuropath ways of how pain is interpreted by the brain.

Release of Noxious Oxide - Noxious Oxides is regulating molecule that regulates blood flow and volume. Cupping releases Noxious Oxides in the skins surface, which assist in, regulate blood pressure and the immune system.

Activation of the immune system – Cupping regulates molecules within white bloods cells which are important in our immune response activation to virus and bacteria affecting the body.

Reflex Zone Theory - In conventional medicine it is acknowledged that external signs can be detected in close proximity to the an internal organ that is diseased. So when cupping is used on the affected area of the skin it activates the skin’s receptors and increases blood circulation and supply to the skin and the organ thru the shared neural connections.

Blood Detoxification - When testing the venous blood and the blood extracted from the cupping. Studies have shown an increase in heavy metals such as mercury, aluminium, sliver and lead in the blood extracted from the wet cupping.

(A.M.N. Al-Bedah et al, 2019)

Reference:

A.M.N. Al-Bedah et al. The medical perspective of cupping therapy: Effects and mechanisms of action. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 9 (2019) 90e97

What to expect from your first cupping experience

Here at Komyuniti, our fully qualified and highly experienced therapists endeavour to create a warm, welcoming and comfortable environment during your session. Before your treatment, your therapist will briefly explain the process and give you the chance to ask any questions you might have. From here, you can simply lay down and relax in our beautiful, calming space and enjoy the invigorating properties of cupping.

After your cupping session, you will have circular red marks on the areas of your skin where the cups were placed. This reaction is normal and will usually subside within 7-10 days. Aftercare simply includes keeping the treatment area clean until it has healed.

Why choose our holistic wellness clinic?

Here at Komyuniti Wellness, we believe that viewing and treating the body as a whole being is the key to achieving optimal health. Our team of qualified therapists range from Naturopaths to Myotherapists, Acupuncturists and experienced Chinese Medicine practitioners. Together, we work towards providing a personalised treatment plan that doesn’t simply treat the symptoms of your health issues, but intentionally treats them from their root cause.

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For thousands of years, Chinese medicine and acupuncture have treated and eased common health conditions. Chinese medicine is centred around the idea of homeostasis, the body’s ability to maintain balance. It follows our fundamental principle at Komyuniti Fitzroy, treating the body as one by focusing on underlying causes, rather than just the symptoms of disease.

How does Acupuncture work?

Through their practice of acupuncture, our practitioners insert fine needles into the skin at nerve centres throughout the body. When we insert a needle into the nerves, we stimulate the nervous system, which signals the midbrain to release endorphins, enkephalins and increases blood flow to targeted areas throughout your body. When your acupuncture points are stimulated, it alters your experience of pain and discomfort by promoting your body’s internal healing regulating system.

Treatments used in Chinese medicine

Chinese medicine offers an incredibly diverse range of therapeutic practices, like acupuncture, Chinese herbs in capsule, powder, or tinctured form, moxibustion, cupping, gua sha, massage, and dietary advice.

What to expect

At Komyuniti, our approach to Chinese medicine and acupuncture is all about the individual. Typically, our consultations run for an hour. Through the session, we’ll examine you and create a case history, examining your pulse, tongue, and abdomen. Once you’re diagnosed, we correlate the information into a treatment plan that is designed specifically to enhance your health and wellness. Treatment is considered safe. But as with all other health treatments. Possible associated adverse reactions may occur.

Systems of Acupuncture

Komyuniti Acupuncturists are trained and proficient with the following systems of acupuncture:

Electro Acupuncture

DNA (Distal Needling Acupuncture)

Dry Needling

Japanese Acupuncture

Motor-point & Trigger-point Needling

Master Tung (Acupuncture)

Scalp acupuncture

The Balance Method (Dr Tan)

The Learning of Japanese Acupuncture

The Japanese approach to Acupuncture is more gentle and refined than the Chinese version, so it’s ideal if you’re sensitive to needling or just want to try a more refined approach. We use fine needles, shallow, gentle, and painless insertion, and our practitioners place emphasis on touch and advanced moxibustion techniques. It means that the process is more gentle and soothing on your body.

Moxibustion

Moxibustion is the practice of thermal heat stimulation applied to acupuncture points. We combust a traditional herb called mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris latifolia), which provides a different therapeutic effect than needles. Moxibustion is seen as an important adjunct to acupuncture treatment.

Fertility & IVF Support

At Komyuniti, Fertility is a clinical focus of our practitioners. We are able to support you from preconception care to pregnancy. Management of symptoms that may present during pregnancy to postpartum care. We’ve developed natural fertility and IVF acupuncture programs that go beyond just complementary therapy for infertility. We work alongside Melbourne's fertility and IVF centres, always integrating our programs together to support you with your journey.

Evidence Based Medicine

The Acupuncture Evidence Project: A Comparative Literature Review 2017. lists the following conditions that provide strong evidence to support the use of Acupuncture:

Anxiety & Depression (with antidepressants)

Lower back, neck and shoulder pain (Chronic or Acute)

Knee pain (osteoarthritis)

Migraines and headaches

Digestive health (IBS)

Respiratory conditions (Allergic rhinitis)

Cardiovascular conditions (Hypertension with medication)

Not sure if we can help? Then please contact us to discuss whether acupuncture is suitable for your situation. Our friendly practitioners are available to help answer your questions and enquiries.

Acupuncture for chronic and
acute pain

A review by the UK National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) in 2017 concluded that:

"Acupuncture is more effective than both usual care and sham acupuncture for chronic pain based on the most robust evidence from high-quality trials of acupuncture for chronic pain."
MacPherson H, Vickers A, Bland M, Torgerson D, Corbett M, Spackman E, et al.

Acupuncture provides lasting effects on pain

A review of 6,376 patients with chronic pain found that:

"90% of the pain-relieving benefits of acupuncture persisted 12 months after treatment."

MacPherson H, Vertosick EA, Foster NE, Lewith G, Linde K, Sherman KJ, et al. The persistence of the effects of acupuncture after a course of treatment: A meta analysis of patients with chronic pain. Pain. 2016.

Acupuncture is effective for chronic pain

Individual patient data meta-analysis of 17,922 patients treated with acupuncture for chronic pain found:

"Acupuncture is effective for chronic pain."

Vickers AJ, Cronin AM, Maschino AC, Lewith G, MacPherson H, Foster NE, et al. Acupuncture for chronic pain: individual patient data meta-analysis. Archives of internal medicine. 2012;172(19):1444-53

Making an appointment

At Komyuniti, we provide HICAPS services, which means you can claim instant rebates from your Private Health Fund. All of our practitioners are registered healthcare providers, and their services are registered with all of the major healthcare funds.