What is Balancing Cupping?
Balancing cupping is a form of cupping therapy and an important component of balancing acupuncture, based on the theory of Yin and Yang, utilizing meridian conduction, and focusing on self-balance. It primarily employs shǎn guàn (flash cupping), róu guàn (massage cupping), tuī guàn (sliding cupping), zhǒu guàn (shaking cupping), and liú guàn (retention cupping) techniques to continuously feedback information to various meridian systems in the body, achieving a certain state of balance.
Flash Cupping
Sliding Cupping
Shaking Cupping
Massage Cupping
Retention Cupping
Effects of Balancing Cupping
Balancing cupping has effects such as warming the meridians and dispersing cold, relaxing muscles and invigorating blood circulation, dispelling wind and eliminating dampness, clearing heat and draining fire, promoting Qi flow and unblocking meridians, and balancing Yin and Yang, effectively improving the body’s sub-health state.
Suitable Population
Individuals with colds, obesity, shoulder periarthritis, healthy individuals with damp-heat constitution, patients with neck and back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, and rheumatic arthritis.
How Often Should Balancing Cupping Be Done?
Generally, it is recommended to perform cupping twice a week, depending on the patient’s condition, age, and constitution.
Precautions
1. Avoid being overly full or hungry, drinking alcohol, or overexertion before cupping. 2. Do not bathe within 4 hours after cupping, drink plenty of warm water, avoid wind and cold, and keep warm. 3. Redness at the cupping site is normal; avoid scratching to prevent rupture and infection. 4. Small blisters can be absorbed naturally; if blisters are too large, seek medical treatment. 5. After cupping, avoid cold and raw foods, and limit consumption of fruits and seafood. 6. Avoid cupping on areas with skin diseases, large blood vessels, high fever, convulsions, coagulation disorders, respiratory failure, severe heart disease, significant weight loss, intoxication, overeating, extreme hunger, or active tuberculosis. Pregnant women should avoid cupping on the abdomen and lower back.Department Introduction The Acupuncture Department of Ziyang County Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital was established in the 1980s and was renamed the Acupuncture Rehabilitation Department after moving to a new location in May 2020. This department is a county-level specialty with advantages in acupuncture, tuina (Chinese therapeutic massage), physiotherapy, rehabilitation, and traditional Chinese medicine, praised by the World Health Organization as a “green therapy” for its simplicity, convenience, effectiveness, and affordability. The department enjoys a high reputation among patients. Currently, there are 15 medical staff and 36 open beds. There is one provincial-level guiding teacher of traditional Chinese medicine. The department provides traditional and modern rehabilitation treatments for inpatients and outpatients. It is equipped with advanced rehabilitation therapy devices, including whole-body rehabilitation training equipment, upper and lower limb intelligent rehabilitation training systems, weight-reducing gait trainers, suspension systems, electric standing beds, paralysis standing training platforms, air pressure therapy systems, shock wave therapy machines, ultrasound, wax therapy machines, microwave, and medium frequency devices. The treatment approach combines traditional Chinese medicine diagnostic methods with modern rehabilitation theories for individualized assessment and treatment of patients. Treatments include acupuncture, tuina, cupping, external application of Chinese medicine, moxibustion, traction, thread embedding, acupoint injection, directional drug delivery, acupuncture exercise, spinal manipulation, floating needle therapy, fire needle therapy, and bloodletting acupuncture, further complemented by traditional Chinese medicine treatments. Conditions treated include lumbar disc herniation, cervical spondylosis, spinal cord injury, post-stroke hemiplegia, swallowing and speech disorders, facial paralysis, dysmenorrhea, lipoma, constipation, insomnia, headaches, myofascial pain syndrome, tennis elbow, tenosynovitis, and heel pain, promoting functional recovery and early return to family and society. The treatment outcomes have received unanimous praise from patients. We will continue to improve our skills and service quality, striving to provide better and more efficient services to our patients. Contact Numbers: Dr. Xue: 15877491087 Dr. Zhu: 18291536161 Dr. Xie: 15769205329 Dr. Xiong: 15191978093 Dr. Wang: 13289411267 Department Phone: 0915-4426061
Text and Images: Guo Yan
Editor: Wang Siyu
Chief Editor: Liu Qianlin, Feng Shuai
Reviewer: Wei Xiaobing
