“Cupping Therapy” is something you may not understand
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Cupping therapy utilizes cups as tools, applying an appropriate amount of lubricant to the rim of the cup and the affected area. By using heat to expel air from the cup, a negative pressure is created, allowing it to adhere to the skin. The cup is then moved back and forth over the affected area, causing the skin to become red or congested, which is a method used to prevent and treat diseases.
Cupping therapy integrates moxibustion, cupping, guasha, massage, and herbal therapy, providing a comprehensive effect on the body, effectively achieving the goal of “treating diseases when present and strengthening the body when healthy.”
The Effects of Cupping
It helps to dispel cold and dampness, unblock meridians, eliminate stagnation, promote qi and blood circulation, reduce swelling and pain, and detoxify and clear heat. It has the function of adjusting the balance of yin and yang in the body, relieving fatigue, and enhancing physical fitness, thus achieving the purpose of strengthening the body and eliminating pathogens to cure diseases.
Cupping can be widely applied to conditions such as blocked qi and blood in the meridians, dysfunction of internal organs, and external pathogens, including lower back pain, shoulder periarthritis, sciatica, colds and fevers, hypertension, bronchitis, asthma, chronic gastroenteritis, and acne, with excellent results.Modern research shows that cupping therapy can improve blood and lymph circulation, enhance the function of tissues and organs; increase cell vitality, boost the immune function; promote metabolism, eliminate toxins from the body; improve the internal environment, and raise the pain threshold and tolerance, thus normalizing the body’s condition, delaying aging, and maintaining vitality for a long time.“Cupping Classification
Specifically, it includes local and meridian cupping methods:
Local cupping: Focuses on the affected area, performing small circular movements up, down, left, and right. For example, in shoulder periarthritis, slow circular movements can be made clockwise and counterclockwise around the shoulder.
Meridian cupping: Focuses on the meridians related to the affected area, performing larger range cupping treatments along the meridians. For instance, for lumbar muscle strain, cupping is performed along the governing vessel and bladder meridians with up and down movements.
Back Cupping Method
Back cupping is currently the most commonly used cupping therapy in clinical practice, belonging to the meridian cupping category, including cupping along the bladder meridian and governing vessel on the back.
The spine in the center of the back is the pathway of the governing vessel, which governs all yang meridians, playing a crucial role in regulating and connecting other yang meridians. The bladder meridian on either side of the spine connects the entire body, with corresponding reflex points for the internal organs at its shu points. Any pathological changes in the functions of the internal organs can be reflected at the back shu points.
Tips:1. Pay attention to warmth to avoid exposure to wind and cold;
2. Avoid bathing for 24 hours after large area cupping;
3. Drink warm water to replenish fluids.
Our department has been practicing cupping therapy for 15 years, treating common ailments such as colds, fevers, coughs, acne, red and swollen eyes, oral ulcers, indigestion, loss of appetite, diarrhea, and other spleen and stomach diseases. It can also be used as a daily health maintenance method, such as improving physical fitness, relieving fatigue, and relaxing local muscles.
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