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Kike Ferrer
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Sergio Ramos surprised his Instagram followers With one strange image of your recovery. In this snapshot you can see the Camero’s back covered by suction cup. It is not the first athlete who uses suctionaterapia to take care of its physical form. Your former partner Karim BenzemaNeymar, even Conor McGregor employ this technique that Michael Phelps popularized at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.
Karim Benzema using suctionaterapia
What is suctionaterapy?
The Ventosatherapy or ‘cupping’ is a type of Curative therapy that some people use to Relieve body pain. To do this, a professional places a series of suction cup at specific points of the athlete’s body, that cause a suction that pulls the skin. Each suction cup acts between five and ten minutes, causing the skin to be inflated and attracts a greater blood flow.
The results of this technique They are not contrasted scientifically, But a large number of celebrities (not only athletes) usually use it. Stars like Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Gwyneth Paltrow or Victoria Beckham They have publicly announced how effective this therapy is to reduce stress and muscle tension.
Michael Phelps in Rio 2016
A shocking image
Ventosaterapia comes from the Traditional Chinese Medicinebut Michael Phelps popularized it in 2016. The American swimmer left one of the most surprising images of the Olympic Games of that year when he reached the pool full of circular bruises on his back and shoulders because of this technique.
