Booking options
£140

£140
In-person
All Levels
Includes: Course Notes & Guide to Clinical Cupping
Refreshments
CPD Certificate
RockPods available to buy on the day
John Bradford
Chiropractor | MSc, BSc (Hons), ICSC, CCEP, MRCSC | England Rugby PHICIS Level 2 With over 26 years of clinical experience, John Bradford is a highly respected sports chiropractor specialising in musculoskeletal injuries and rehabilitation. His career includes treating World Championship gold medallists, European and British medallists, and professional athletes across triathlon, motocross, MMA, powerlifting, rowing, athletics and football. A graduate of AECC in 1999 and owner of The Back Pain Centre in Bournemouth, John holds the internationally recognised ICSC and CCEP qualifications. He is also England Rugby PHICIS Level 2 qualified, providing emergency pitch-side care for Trojans Women's Rugby Team at Championship 1 level. As Co-Founder and Lead Clinical Educator at Elevate Training Academy, John brings decades of practical experience into professional training. An official RockTape and RockBlades Instructor for the South of the UK, he combines advanced clinical knowledge with hands-on teaching to help therapists develop skills they can confidently use in practice.

The course will teach you up-to-date dry cupping techniques and include the specialist RockPods content. So it is a dry cupping course and a RockPods course - hence the dual award status.
The course is highly practical and includes a copy of the new book published by Lotus Publishing and written by Daniel Lawrence @ThePhysioChannel
The course and book links to narrated demonstration videos for each technique and body part so you can refer and refresh your knowledge after the course. You receive lifetime access to this content - no subscriptions required.
Visit @ThePhysioChannel on YouTube to watch some of the cupping videos.
FMT RockPods explores the science of tissue gliding, traction and decompression with easy to use myofascial cups. RockPods are one of the latest additions to the RockTape therapy tool-kit to better equip each clinician and therapist to deliver superior patient and client outcomes.
Course outline:
Origins and History of Cupping Therapy
Modern Uses of Cupping Therapy
Theory and Concepts Overview
Practical Guidelines
Practical Introduction
Basic Techniques
External Glide Techniques
Internal Glide Techniques
Combination Techniques
Glide Techniques
Specific Assessment methods
Outcome Measures
Advanced Techniques (Nerves, Scars, Pain Management)
Summary
RockPods Course Learning Objectives:
Understand the contraindications
Learn How to perform cupping techniques
Understand the safety precautions
Deliver effective applications
Use a range of cups/pods/devices
Ask questions and discuss the clinical use of cupping therapy