Orthopedic Cupping (6 hrs)
Orthopedic Cupping for Lower Body Injuries
A practical clinical course for massage and manual therapists
Orthopedic cupping can be a powerful addition to lower-body treatment when it is applied with skill, care, and clear clinical reasoning.
In this course, Dr. Joi Edwards DPT guides massage and manual therapists through a practical, clinically grounded approach to using cupping for lower-body orthopedic presentations.
Rather than simply showing where to place cups, this course helps you understand how to make better treatment decisions — including how to assess tissue response, select appropriate cups and techniques, adapt suction intensity, integrate movement, and apply cupping safely within a broader treatment plan.
This Course Includes
Extensive theory and practical video tutorials presented by Dr. Joi Edwards DPT
A structured Clinical Companion Course to deepen learning and clinical application
A downloadable course workbook
Reflective lesson quizzes, final exam, and certificate of completion
What You’ll Learn
You’ll explore how orthopedic cupping can be applied to common lower-body presentations including plantar fascia pain, Achilles and calf overload, knee and IT-band-related symptoms, quadriceps and hamstring restriction, hip dysfunction, and gluteal presentations.
The course places strong emphasis on safe practice, contraindications, tissue irritability, cup selection, static and dynamic cupping, movement-based techniques, and integrating cupping into functional lower-body treatment sessions.
Foot & Plantar Fascia
Apply controlled cupping approaches for plantar and foot-related presentations.
Achilles & Calf
Understand how to treat highly loaded lower-leg tissues with appropriate care.
Knee & IT Band
Explore regional treatment thinking for knee and lateral-thigh presentations.
Hip & Gluteal Region
Integrate cupping into larger lower-body muscular and movement patterns.
Who This Course Is For
This course is ideal for massage therapists, manual therapists, sports therapists, rehabilitation professionals, bodyworkers, and hands-on practitioners who want to use orthopedic cupping more safely, confidently, and clinically.
It is especially useful for therapists who work with active clients, athletes, lower-body injuries, movement restrictions, and recurring orthopedic presentations.
Key Takeaway
This course is not about memorising cup placement. It is about learning how to think clinically, adapt treatment, and use orthopedic cupping as part of safe, functional, lower-body care.
About Dr. Joi Edwards
Dr. Joi Edwards is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, educator, and clinician with extensive experience integrating movement-based rehabilitation, manual therapy, and orthopedic cupping into musculoskeletal care. Her teaching is practical, clear, and clinically grounded, helping therapists understand not only how techniques are performed, but why they are selected and how they should be adapted.
Course Outcome
By the end of this course, you’ll have a more structured, confident, and clinically reasoned approach to applying orthopedic cupping for lower-body injuries and movement-related presentations.
NAT Certificates are issued for all courses and can be downloaded and printed online at no additional charge. Presentation frame not included.
