Sports Cupping Therapy
One-Day Specialist Training for Qualified Therapists
Traditional Principles. Modern Soft Tissue Practice.
Cupping has been used for centuries across traditional therapeutic systems. Today, its techniques can also complement contemporary sports massage and soft tissue treatments.
This specialist course explores the thoughtful application of cupping within modern massage practice, combining traditional knowledge with an understanding of anatomy, tissue response and safe clinical application.
Rather than simply learning where to place cups, you'll develop the skills to understand when cupping may be appropriate, how to adapt techniques and how to integrate them into an individualised treatment.
At Massage Hub Academy, we believe every technique should have a purpose.
What You'll Learn
01 — Understanding Cupping Therapy
Explore the history and principles of cupping, its proposed mechanisms, relevant anatomy and physiology, current evidence and limitations.
02 — Cupping Techniques & Application
Develop practical skills in static and moving cupping, suction control, cup placement and treatment sequencing.
03 — Assessment, Safety & Tissue Response
Learn to recognise indications, contraindications and precautions, understand expected skin responses, and apply appropriate hygiene and infection-control procedures.
04 — Integrating Cupping Into Sports Massage
Explore how cupping can complement soft tissue techniques, stretching and movement-based approaches within a considered treatment plan.
Who Is This Course For?
This course is designed for qualified massage therapists, sports massage practitioners and appropriately qualified bodywork professionals wishing to expand their practical skills.
It is particularly suitable for therapists interested in combining traditional therapeutic approaches with contemporary soft tissue practice.
The Massage Hub Academy Experience
Learn in a supportive, professional environment where understanding is just as important as practical technique.
Our training combines expert demonstrations, supervised hands-on practice and individual feedback.
With groups typically limited to six students and a maximum of eight, there is time to practise, ask questions and develop confidence.
Where Knowledge Meets the Art of Touch.
Course Information
Training Format: One-Day In-Person Practical Training
Course Duration: 1 Day
Location: Cornwall, UK
Entry Requirements: Relevant professional massage or bodywork qualification, subject to review
Assessment: Practical observation and demonstration of safe technique
Certification: Massage Hub Academy Certificate upon successful completion
Techniques Covered: Dry cupping only; no skin penetration or bloodletting
Course Investment
£249 per person
Your investment includes:
One day of specialist, tutor-led practical training
Starter Cupping Set included in the course fee — yours to take home
Comprehensive learning materials
Supervised hands-on practice
Individual guidance and feedback
Massage Hub Academy Certificate upon successful completion
Learn the techniques. Understand their purpose. Leave equipped to practise.
Ready to Expand Your Skills?
Discover how traditional cupping techniques can complement your existing massage practice.