What should women pay attention to when cupping

In daily life, because female friends not only have to work, but also have to take care of the family, and at the same time have to endure the torture of menstruation every month, this will cause serious depletion of their bodies, so they often suffer from back pain. However, their symptoms did not improve after taking some Western medicine, so they chose cupping to treat the disease. So what should women pay attention to when cupping? Please join me in learning about it in the next period of time.

1. The skin of the cupping area should be flat and the muscles should be relatively plump. It is best to wash and dry it first.

2. If you use a cotton swab or cotton ball dipped in alcohol or use liquid alcohol, do not use too much alcohol. When burning, be careful not to heat the mouth of the can to avoid scalding the local skin.

3. Cupping is generally not suitable for bony protrusions, areas with rich blood vessels, the apex of the heart, breasts, etc.

4. Cupping can mechanically stimulate the skin, reflexively affect the cerebral cortex, and dredge meridians. There are two types of cupping: congestive cupping (the skin becomes flushed after cupping) and blood stasis cupping (subcutaneous bleeding occurs after cupping, and the skin appears as purple spots or purple spots). For colds and headaches, congestive cupping should be performed on the temples; for bronchitis and asthma, blood stasis cupping can be performed on the lung points on the back.

5. Cupping should be performed according to the condition of the disease. Generally, the acupoints should be selected in turn, and not too many at one time. If local bruises have not subsided, cupping should not be repeated at the same location.

6. During the cupping process, do not move your body to prevent the cupping jar from falling off.

7. Pay attention to keeping warm when cupping to prevent catching cold due to wind.

8. 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.

9. Prevent burns or scalds. If there is local burn, you can apply drugs such as gentian violet. When blisters appear locally, small ones do not need to be treated, just disinfect and bandage them; large ones should be disinfected and the accumulated fluid should be sucked out with a sterile empty needle, and the blister membrane should be retained. Then apply cooling oil, or cover with vaseline gauze and dressings and then bandage them, or use equal parts of rhubarb, sanguisorba officinalis, and calamus, grind them into fine powder, and mix them with sesame oil to make a paste for external application.

I believe that with the above understanding, the majority of female friends will have a deeper understanding of whether they can perform cupping. Of course, I would like to remind everyone that cupping is also a relatively advanced science, so not everyone can perform it simply. This requires us to undergo formal training before we can take up the job, which is a manifestation of being more responsible to ourselves and others.