A (not so choice) reply to a Facebook post that had collected theories for the mechanism of cupping, was shocked to find mine not there!
Hey doctor , the heart and muscular function together push fluid through the body but it's not always enough.
Debris or molecules/ proteins without local functional magnetic affinity can find their way into the ECF of skin and connective fibers and hang out there until mobilized by novel force. When those fibres come together in stretch they press onto whatever particulate/debris they are carrying which is likely the main cause of tissue contracture and possibly the reason for some irritating sensations.
Changing the way arteriole pressure hits tissues through the application of cups or manual pressure can introduce the debris of a compartment back into general circulation increasing the chances of some white blood cell or ultimately the liver taking care of them.
Amazingly , there is no research material available that I am aware of which supports this perspective, nevertheless I feel it is by far the best guess we have for the mechanical effect of manual therapy like cupping or massage.
Imagine what a pool of debris and free radicals sitting in the associative connective tissue of the erector muscles, over nerve roots, can do to someone in terms of over stimulation, maybe the source of chronic pain in the peripherpy, even feelings of sluggishness etc. "
Admittedly , I have no idea where I got this from. I had reached out to a college instructor for references and he referred me to the school director who referred me to scholar.google.com !
There you go folks the secret is out, nobody in the field of manual therapy actually knows what makes tissues tight outside of cases of trigger points (and i suppose the rare legitimate case of "neuromuscular inhibition" or whatever it is they call it!)
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