How to use cupping to treat facial paralysis

How to treat facial paralysis with cupping? Traditional Chinese medicine techniques are very effective in treating facial paralysis, the most common ones are acupuncture, moxa, cupping, etc. Facial paralysis is generally caused by cold wind invading the body. Therefore, cupping in traditional Chinese medicine is used to expel the wind evil from the body in order to achieve the purpose of curing the disease.

1. Phlegm and turbidity blocking the body

1. Symptoms

The face is tilted to the healthy side, the muscles on the affected side are loose, the forehead wrinkles on the affected side disappear, the eyes are not fully closed, the nasolabial groove becomes shallow or disappears, the corners of the mouth droop, and the person is unable to frown, show teeth, or puff out cheeks. This may be accompanied by speech difficulties, tongue stiffness, and tongue deviation.

Cupping treatment for facial paralysis

(II) Governing Law

(1) Select acupoints: Taiyang, Shangguan, Xiaguan, Jiache, Yangbai, Dicang, Hegu, Zhongwan, Zusanli, and Fenglong.

(2) Locating the Sun: see above.

Shangguan: In front of the ear, directly above Xiaguan, at the depression at the upper edge of the zygomatic arch.

Lower jaw: In front of the ear, in the depression formed by the zygomatic arch and the mandibular notch.

Buccinator: On the cheek, about one horizontal finger (middle finger) above and in front of the mandibular angle. When chewing, the masseter muscle bulges and presses into the depression.

Yangbai: On the forehead, directly above the pupil and 1 inch above the eyebrow.

Dicang: On the outside of the mouth corner of the face, directly opposite the pupil.

Hegu: between the 1st and 2nd metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the 2nd metacarpal bone.

Zhongwan: In the upper abdomen, on the anterior midline, 4 inches above the umbilicus [lie on your back, on the upper abdomen, on the anterior midline, the midpoint between the umbilicus and the sternocostal junction (above the pit of the stomach) is the acupuncture point].

Zusanli: On the anterior and lateral side of the lower leg, 3 inches below the calf nose, and one horizontal finger (middle finger) away from the front edge of the tibia (stand, open the tiger's mouth with the same hand to surround the upper outer edge of the patella, with the remaining 4 fingers pointing downward, and the tip of the middle finger is the acupoint).

Fenglong: On the anterior and lateral side of the lower leg, 8 inches above the tip of the lateral malleolus, outside the calf opening, and 2 horizontal fingers (middle fingers) away from the anterior edge of the tibia. (The acupuncture point is located at the midpoint of the line connecting the popliteal crease and the ankle crease, between the tibia and fibula, about 2 horizontal fingers away from the anterior crest of the tibia).

(3) Cupping method: blood pricking cupping. You can first use a plum blossom needle to gently tap the Taiyang, Yangbai, Shangguan, Xiaguan, Dicang, and Jiache on the affected side of the face, and then cupping them at Taiyang, Xiaguan, Dicang, and Jiache, and leave the cups for 5 to 10 minutes until more blood spots appear on the skin. Do this once a day, and 5 times constitute a course of treatment.