Moreover, cupping is not recommended because the skin tightens under negative pressure, which is a painful stimulus to the whole body, and elderly heart patients may have heart disease under this stimulus.
Who is not suitable for cupping?
1, pregnant woman, female menstrual period. Especially the abdomen and lumbosacral region of pregnant women are not suitable for cupping. Improper cupping of pregnant women can cause threatened abortion. So is menstruation. If the lower abdomen or lumbosacral part is pulled out during menstruation, it will cause menorrhagia.
2, high fever, convulsions, convulsions are not suitable for cupping. For patients with epilepsy, it should be used during intermission.
3. Patients with bleeding tendency should use it with caution, and puncture and cupping should not be used to avoid bleeding.
4, patients with severe emphysema, back and chest should not be negative pressure suction. People with heart failure or weakness do not receive formal cupping treatment.
5, skin allergies, skin damage. Cupping may aggravate allergic symptoms, and skin ulcers can't be pulled out, which is easy to cause infection, blisters and aggravate ulcers.
6. Patients with fractures should not be cupped before they are completely healed, so as not to affect the alignment and healing of fractures. Acute joint sprain, such as ligament rupture, cannot be cupped.
7. Those who are full of food and drink. Blood flows to the liver for metabolic work. At this time, cupping, qi and blood are forcibly guided to the cupping position, causing the heart to jump a few times to accelerate blood supply, which is prone to dizziness, nausea and other discomfort.
8, skin ulcers, rupture, can not be cupped. Cupping is not suitable for lesions in immature red, swollen, hot and painful stages of abscess. Cupping is forbidden for facial furuncle to avoid serious consequences. Cupping is not allowed for lumps with unknown local causes.
What are the misunderstandings of cupping?
Myth 1: Take a bath after cupping.
Take a bath immediately after cupping Many people who love bathing often say that cupping and bathing are indispensable. Indeed, it is comfortable to take a bath in warm water, cupping in warm water, and pulling it out after washing. However, we really need to pay attention to this order. You can cupping after taking a bath, but you must never take a bath immediately after cupping.
After cupping, the skin is very fragile in the injured state. At this time, bathing can easily lead to skin injury and inflammation. If you take a cold bath, it is easy to catch cold because your skin is in a state of open pores. So you must not take a bath immediately after cupping.
Myth 2: The longer the time, the better the effect.
Many people say that cupping takes at least half an hour. Some people think that pulling blisters can reflect the effect of cupping, especially some elderly people hold this view. And is cupping really as long as possible?
Cupping varies according to cupping size, material and negative pressure. However, it is generally better to take no more than ten minutes from ignition to tank discharge. Because the main principle of cupping is negative pressure rather than time, if cupping takes too long under the condition of high negative pressure until the blister is pulled out, it will not only damage the skin, but also probably cause skin infection.
Myth 3: Pull repeatedly in the same position.
If you can't pull it twice at a time, in the same position and repeatedly, you won't believe that this cupping is invalid. I am very confident that "nothing is difficult in the world, I am afraid that there is a will." In fact, this is not possible.
You can even cover yourself when cupping, because it can fully heal and promote the therapeutic effect. However, repeated pulling in one place is remarkable for its obstinacy in treating diseases, but for the skin, if it is swollen and damaged, it will not be worth the loss.