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Question 1 of 10
After cupping, you notice that your client's skin has turned dark red and spotty. What is most likely the cause of this finding?
Toxin accumulation from a history of smoking
Stagnated blood has been pulled to the surface
Breaking of capillaries under the skin
Trigger points located in the muscle
Question 2 of 10
Last year he injured his lower back while performing a heavy dead lift. As you cup over the thoracolumbar fascia you notice there is puckering in the skin. What does this indicate?
There is likely a build up of adhesions and scar tissue from the initial injury
There is a disc herniation present
The client has a lumbar subluxation
There is a trigger point present in the QL (quadratus lumborum) muscle
Question 3 of 10
You're cupping a client who has swelling in their leg. After you remove the cup, you notice that the cup has left a mound on the skin that won't subside. What does this mean?
He is having issues regulating his blood sugar during the massage
Stagnated blood has accumulated due to toxin build up
There is a build of cold chi in his legs which is causing the aching sensation
The cupping impression is 'reverse pitting' due to longstanding edema
Question 4 of 10
After cupping you notice very dark cupping marks. Your client is concerned about the color of the marks. What can you tell her?
The cupping marks indicate stagnated blood has been pulled to the surface
The cupping marks are just a bruise, they will likely change color like any other bruise, and then go away on their own
The cupping marks indicate your client is unhealthy
The cupping marks are abnormal and indicate that your client has an underlying health condition
Question 5 of 10
You perform deep tissue work on your client's upper back, and quickly notice fascial gliding restrictions. You decide to switch to cupping. Your client asks why you are going to use cups instead of your hands. What can you confidently tell him?
Deep tissue work is only appropriate for clients with chronic issues
Hands use compression, and the layers of his upper back may need decompression to improve fascial gliding
Cupping is more effective than using your hands for dealing with trigger points
Cupping and hands do the same thing, cupping is just easier for you to do
Question 6 of 10
You recently took a continuing education course on myofascial cupping and would like to include cupping in your sessions. Your employer is hesitant. To persuade them to allow you to include cupping in your sessions, what could you tell them?
All of the answers below are good reasons to use cupping
Cupping uses decompression, which means it allows the therapist to work on compression sensitive tissue like bursa and nerves
Cups lift and separate myofascial layers, whereas hands squeeze layers together (and there is MRI evidence to show this)
Cupping has many different applications which expand the therapeutic offering and help the massage therapist address a wider variety of problems
Question 7 of 10
An acupuncturist is explaining to you that dark cupping marks indicate diseased tissue. As part of a friendly dialogue regarding cupping, what alternative explanation might you offer as to the reason some cupping marks are a different color than others?
Cupping marks indicate that the myofascial layers are loaded with trigger points and need to be release
Cupping mark color is a function of how flexible your client is
Cupping mark color is a combination of personal factors (such as age and skin color) and treatment factors (such as intensity and duration)
Cupping marks are only created by fire cupping and do not occur with silicone cups regardless of the application
Question 8 of 10
An acupuncturist claims that cupping removes toxins from the body. You decide to offer up an alternative explanation about how the body clears toxins and metabolic waste. Which explanation might you provide:
Toxins are taken up and filtered by the lymphatic system, dumped into the circulatory system, metabolized by the kidney and liver, and excreted in the urine
Toxins can only be found in the nervous system as accumulated proteins
Toxins are taken up and filtered by the large intestine and excreted in the stool
Toxins are taken up and filtered by the stomach, dumped into the veins, and metabolized by the thymus
Question 9 of 10
Your client is seeing you for chronic achilles pain. You decide to perform a healing “reboot.” Before cupping his achilles, how would you explain the benefits of your technique?
High intensity cupping causes toxins that are built up in the achilles tendon to get pulled to the surface and released through the skin
Cupping causes the brain to forget about the pain in the achilles so walking no longer hurts despite the injury
Cupping causes blood to be released from capillaries which bathes the tissue. And blood contains healing factors like platelets that re-ignite the stalled healing process.
Cupping will strengthen the calf muscle just like doing calf raises and take the load off the injured achilles tendon
Question 10 of 10
You are updating your website and want to add a list of all of the different applications of cupping. Which of the following benefits would you add to your website?
All of the answers below are benefits of cupping
Cupping can release trigger points and adhesions
Cupping can reduce edema by way of lymphatic drainage
Cupping can reduce stiffness and improve myofascial length