10 Super Weird SPA Treatments We’d Certainly Think Twice Before Trying

When you hear the name, the Platza Treatment, it may actually sound enjoyable. In Yiddish, the word means shoulders and back. The treatment takes place in a steam room. It focuses on both, shoulders and back, but that’s where the you realize that the enjoyment idea was wrong. The Platza Treatment is a Russian technique that involves hitting you with a bundle of leaves and twigs to help you relax. Sounds relaxing? We’re not sure.

This treatment is supposed to work for a few reasons. The smell of the twigs combined with the heat create a pleasant aroma that clears your sinuses. Secondly, whacking you with the leaves, releases oils. They are helpful for the skin and can help you exfoliate.
 

The cupping therapy treatment is certainly an odd one. However, it is probably the most popular therapy of this list. You might have seen it before in movies or TV. This treatment started in China. People used suction cups that are supposed to cup around the skin and even pull out a little bit of blood in the process. The effect is quite similar to the leech treatment we read about before. Yet, it does not involve nasty critters latching onto your skin.

A lot of people swear by the cupping treatment and say that it prevents anxiety, high blood pressure and unwanted varicose veins. There’s little proof on that so you are really just taking a leap of faith when you go to the cupping area of the spa. Plus, it takes a while to get those red marks off of your back and chest. It may also hurt for a while afterward.