Although cupping can detoxify and maintain health, these matters should be paid attention to

Nowadays, people pay attention to health preservation, and there are many ways to preserve health in life. Cupping is one of them. It can effectively help us excrete toxins from the body, so it is very popular among everyone. But what should we pay attention to after cupping?

Things to note after cupping

1. Avoid strenuous exercise

Cupping accelerates your body's local blood circulation and stimulates the circulation of your own qi and blood. Generally, it is easy for wind evil to enter the body after the operation. Just like after a general massage, there is a movement of stroking along the capillaries, which is to close your open skin and prevent cold air from entering. The more intense the exercise, the easier it is for the capillaries to open and the cold air to enter. Therefore, it is recommended to rest for half an hour after cupping.

2. Keep warm

The main thing is to keep warm to prevent cold from entering the body, which will have the opposite effect and aggravate the condition. Cupping should not be used or used with caution if the patient is too hungry, too full, overworked, too thirsty, has a high fever, is severely edematous, is highly nervous, has highly allergic skin, has damaged skin, has extremely poor skin elasticity, has a serious skin disease, has a tumor, has hemophilia, has active tuberculosis, is menstruating, or is pregnant.

Things to note when cupping

1. Cupping method

Many people have reported that when using magnetic cupping and vacuum cupping, they always have trouble controlling the strength of cupping and don’t know what is the appropriate degree of cupping. Experts suggest that no matter whether the cup is large or small, it is best not to pump air more than three times when applying the cup. When the skin starts to feel a little tight, small fine lines appear, and the person feels a little uncomfortable, cupping can be started. Especially for the elderly, they should not pull too hard, otherwise too much flesh will be pulled up when leaving the cup, making it difficult to remove the cup, and the cupping effect will not be ideal.

2. Where to apply cupping

Cupping is usually done on the back and legs, wherever it hurts. As for some areas with thinner skin and flesh, such as the front of the body, the cupping time should not be too long. It is best to follow the doctor's advice. If you have poor gastrointestinal function, kidney deficiency, asthma, or lumbar bone hyperplasia, you can use cupping to treat it. Many times, it works much better than taking medicine. Cupping is mainly used to stimulate the Du meridian and the bladder meridian, and to stimulate the acupoints corresponding to the internal organs where the lesions are located. The focus is on cupping the darkest color and the strongest reaction when you cupping.

3. People who should not use cupping

Cupping therapy should not be used or used with caution by people with heart disease, blood disease, skin disease, skin damage, mental illness or neurosis, tuberculosis and various infectious diseases, various fractures, extreme weakness, pregnant women, women during menstruation, overeating, hunger, thirst, drunkenness, etc. 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.