Is it dangerous to cupping yourself

Cupping is a method of treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, and it can also have a health-care effect, so everyone can persist in doing it. However, since the price of cupping in many health clubs is very high, some people will do it at home after mastering the method. This behavior makes family and friends very worried. So let's take a look at whether cupping yourself is dangerous?

First, is it dangerous to cupping yourself? Cupping, like acupuncture, has specific treatment locations, and the selected treatment site depends on the purpose of the treatment. Generally speaking, for soft tissue injuries, rheumatic pain, various nerve paralysis, and some acute and chronic pains, such as abdominal pain, back pain, stomach pain, etc., you can pull the acupoints wherever it hurts or where you feel uncomfortable, but you also need to cooperate with other specific acupoints, such as Weizhong point (located in the popliteal fossa) for low back pain, Beishu points for visceral pain, Fengmen and Dazhui points for colds; other diseases are selected according to syndrome differentiation, disease differentiation, meridian differentiation, and experience-based acupoint selection.

Second, many people think that the longer the cupping is left on, the better the effect will be. But this is not true. The time for cupping must also be controlled. Leaving the cupping on for a longer period of time is not necessarily better. Generally, it is more appropriate to leave it for 5-15 minutes. If the cup is large and the suction force is strong, the time of leaving it on can be shortened appropriately to avoid foaming. According to our experience, children should not leave the cupping for more than 5 minutes, and the elderly should not leave the cupping for more than 10 minutes. If cupping is done simultaneously with infrared irradiation or after infrared irradiation (usually more common in hospitals), adults only need to leave the cupping for 10 minutes. If blisters or other symptoms occur after staying there for too long, do not treat the small blisters. Just apply sterilized gauze to prevent them from being scratched. 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. Pay special attention to avoid contact with raw water when the skin is damaged and has not been repaired.

Is it dangerous to cupping yourself? When cupping, you should choose the appropriate body position and the part with plump muscles. If the body position is improper, the body moves, or the bones are uneven, or there is a lot of hair, it is not suitable. Generally, when pressing the acupoints on the back, it is better to lie prone. If the environmental conditions are limited for some acupoints on the neck, you can choose to sit. To prevent burns (squeeze out excess alcohol on the cotton ball before cupping, and do not let fire touch the cup mouth), you can also apply some water (warm water in winter) to the cupping area beforehand. Applying water can cool the area and protect the skin from burns. Choose a pot of appropriate size according to the part. When moving the can, pay special attention to check whether the can mouth is smooth. For those who are mentally nervous, we must first explain the situation to them.