1, how long does cupping take?
Cupping time should be determined according to the size, material, negative pressure and the specific situation of patients. Because everyone's epidermis structure and thickness are different, their tolerance to negative pressure is also different. Generally, the cupping time is 10- 15 minutes, ranging from 5 minutes to 30 minutes. It is generally recommended that the storage time should be controlled at 10 minutes in summer and 15-30 minutes in winter.
2. Cupping once every few days.
The number of cupping treatments depends on the severity of the illness. Generally speaking, people with physical diseases should take one cup every day for acute diseases and one cup every other day for chronic diseases. A course of treatment is 10- 15 times. If you only use cupping for health care, you can do it once a week. When you need to pay attention, no matter what the situation is, you should wait until the bruises caused by cupping disappear before cupping next time, or avoid cupping where there are bruises.
3. The difference of cupping time between different people.
When cupping, if the patient has severe pain and is particularly uncomfortable, the organ can be removed early; If the patient feels comfortable, the suction of the jar is not big and the local muscles are full, the time can be longer.
For thin people, the cupping time should be short and the cupping intensity should be small; For people with strong physique, it takes a long time to suck and pull cupping, and the intensity of cupping is also relatively large.
Patients are more sensitive, have poor tolerance, and have shorter time to inhale and withdraw drugs; Patients are tolerant and cupping time can be longer.
It should be noted that the main therapeutic principle of cupping is negative pressure, not time, so the specific time of cupping should follow the doctor's advice.
4, the harm of cupping time is too long
Cupping mainly uses combustion heat or other methods to remove the air in the can, resulting in negative pressure, so that the can can be adsorbed on the treated part of the human body, resulting in warm stimulation, so as to eliminate blood stasis and evil spirits, thus achieving the purpose of preventing and treating diseases. Therefore, the length of cupping time is not the key to determine the efficacy of cupping. If cupping is carried out for a long time under the condition of high negative pressure and high temperature of the tank, it is easy to damage the skin, cause blisters, even bleeding, skin ulceration, infection and even serious problems.
5. How to avoid skin damage by cupping?
Before cupping, use disinfectant to clean the parts that need cupping, wipe off taxes, grease and skin care products, and enhance the permeability of cupping medium and the stability of cupping mouth.
If there is less subcutaneous fat and the skin is dry and inelastic, it is best to wipe it with a sterilized wet towel to avoid air leakage and scalding the skin.
If the cupping area is uneven, or the patient has ulcer symptoms, cotton pad or medicated cotton pad should be used first to prevent gas leakage and burns.
When cupping, you can put some olive oil or vegetable oil on the edge of cupping to avoid rubbing against the skin when cupping.
After cupping, you can apply a hot towel to the cupping area.
6. What you need to know after 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.
9. The lumbosacral region and abdomen of pregnant women should not be cup-shaped. Don't be exposed to the wind after cupping, be waterproof and warm, and don't eat cold food within 3 hours after cupping. Local redness and itching after cupping. You shouldn't catch it. You'll be all right in a few hours or days.