Can pregnant women use cupping on their shoulders?

The health of pregnant women is particularly important during pregnancy. It is necessary to supplement various nutrients that are beneficial to the development of the fetus. Meat, vegetables, soy products, etc. can supplement the various nutrients needed by the human body. Pay attention to doing more activities, maintain a good attitude, have regular prenatal check-ups, and don't stay up late. Some pregnant women don't know if they can have cupping. Can pregnant women have cupping on their shoulders? Let’s take a look at it next.

1. Can pregnant women use cupping on their shoulders?

Do not cupping during pregnancy, as it may cause miscarriage. It is best to pay attention to the correct sitting posture when you have shoulder pain during pregnancy. Suggestions: You can use the following methods to relieve symptoms:

1. Turn your head in different directions frequently.

2. Roll your shoulders back and even stretch.

3. You can also use hot compresses after getting home from get off work, or spray the sore area with warm water while taking a shower, which also has a certain soothing effect.

2. Precautions for cupping

1. When cupping, you should choose an appropriate body position and a part with plump muscles. It is not suitable for areas with improper body position, movement, uneven bones, or excessive hair.

2. When cupping, choose a cup of appropriate size according to the area to be cupped. The operation must be quick to ensure that the can is pulled tight and adsorbed effectively.

3. Be careful not to burn or scald the skin when using cupping. If blisters form on the skin due to burns or the cupping is left on for too long, small blisters do not need to be treated. Just apply a sterile gauze to prevent abrasions. When the blisters are large, use a sterilized needle to drain the water, apply gentian violet solution, or wrap them with sterilized gauze to prevent infection.

4. Cupping is not suitable for areas with skin allergies, ulcers, edema, and large blood vessels. Cupping is also not suitable for people with high fever and convulsions, as well as pregnant women's abdomen and lumbar sacral area.

5. Cupping is not suitable for people with weak bodies. People with weak bodies have insufficient Yang energy in their bodies. If they use cupping, the Yang energy will become even more insufficient, further disrupting their own Yin-Yang balance. Therefore, if you are weak and lack yang energy, try not to consider cupping.

6. Cupping is not suitable for patients with underlying lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, tuberculosis, lung abscess, bronchiectasis, etc. When there is inflammation in the lungs, there is often damage to the alveoli or fluid retention in the lungs. If cupping is used for treatment, the pressure in the chest cavity will change dramatically, causing the bullae on the surface of the lungs to rupture, thus causing spontaneous pneumothorax.

7. It is easy to catch a cold if you take a bath after cupping. It is not advisable to take a bath after cupping, because after cupping, the skin is in a damaged state and is very fragile. Taking a bath at this time can easily cause skin damage and inflammation. If you take a cold shower, your skin will easily catch a cold because the pores are open. Therefore, you must not take a shower immediately after cupping.

3. Notes

Prolonged cupping can lead to skin infections. Cupping varies according to the size, material, and intensity of negative pressure of the cup. However, it is generally advisable to take no more than ten minutes from the time the fire is lit to the time the tank is opened. Because the main principle of cupping is negative pressure rather than time. If the cupping time is too long under high negative pressure until blisters appear, it will not only damage the skin, but may also cause skin infection.