What are the benefits of cupping?

I believe everyone has heard of the term "cupping". It is a very effective folk medical method and is very popular among people. However, most people now treat diseases through modern medical conditions, so many people are not familiar with cupping therapy. They don’t know how cupping is done and what the benefits of cupping are. Today, I will introduce to you some knowledge about cupping.

"Cupping" is the common name for cupping therapy among the people, also known as "pulling the tube" or "suction cup". It is a treatment method that uses heat to expel the air in the cup and uses negative pressure to make it adhere to the skin, causing blood stasis. This therapy can expel cold and dampness, dredge meridians, remove stagnation, promote qi and blood circulation, reduce swelling and relieve pain, draw out toxins and reduce heat. It has the function of adjusting the body's yin and yang balance, relieving fatigue, and strengthening the physical constitution, thereby achieving the purpose of strengthening the body and eliminating evil and curing diseases. Therefore, many diseases can be treated with cupping therapy.

For example, when people reach middle age, muscle and bone pain is common. According to traditional Chinese medicine, this is mostly due to rheumatism entering the bones. When cupping, the cup mouth is placed over the affected area, which can slowly absorb moisture from the lesion and promote local blood circulation, achieving the purpose of relieving pain and restoring function, thereby treating rheumatic "arthralgia" and sore muscles and bones. Since cupping can promote qi and blood circulation, dispel wind and cold, reduce swelling and relieve pain, it has a certain therapeutic effect on back muscle strain and lumbar disc herniation. Teacher Diao also introduced that cupping can also be used on acupuncture points on the human body to treat headaches, dizziness, swollen eyes, coughs, asthma, abdominal pain and other problems, and multiple cupping cups can be used at the same time.

Teacher Diao and other experts specifically talked about some taboos of cupping, such as it is not advisable to perform the operation on a full or empty stomach; you should have a bowel movement first when you wake up in the morning; the same part should not be cupped every day, and cupping should not be performed again before the cupping scars have subsided. However, cupping is contraindicated for certain groups of people, including those with heart disease, blood disease, skin disease, skin injury, mental illness or neurosis, tuberculosis and various infectious diseases, various fractures, extreme weakness, pregnant women, women during menstruation, overeating, hunger, thirst, drunkenness, etc. Cupping therapy should be prohibited or used with caution. Cupping is not suitable for people who are too thin. It should be used with caution on the head and heart. Cupping should not be used for all injuries. Cupping should not be used for external injuries, internal muscle tears, etc., otherwise it will be counterproductive.

After reading the above introduction about cupping, do you now also think that cupping is very powerful? Especially for middle-aged and elderly people, they often feel back pain, meridian discomfort, etc. At this time, cupping treatment can effectively relieve their pain. Cupping is a very important and effective treatment. Friends who have the symptoms described above can come for cupping treatment.