Can I use cupping when I have my period?

Female friends should not do cupping when they have their period, otherwise it will cause some adverse effects, especially causing some harm to their menstruation. Therefore, they must wait until the end of menstruation before doing cupping. This way, their menstruation can be in a normal state and there will be no menstrual irregularities. In addition, patients with abnormal menstruation can use acupuncture and massage to improve it.

(I) Acupuncture points

(1) The middle of the spine, the suture point, the gate of life, the sutra of the spine, the spleen point, the stomach point, the triple burner point, the kidney point, and the Zhishi point.

(2) Shenque, Qihai, Guanyuan, Tianshu, Wailing, and Daju.

(B) Treatment method: First massage the back and waist, then massage the abdomen, and finally massage the lower limbs. First apply blood-activating liquid (such as medicated oil, medicated wine), and then massage:

1. Use your fingers or palms to massage the 11th thoracic vertebra to the 2nd lumbar vertebra on the back and waist, and massage the muscles on both sides and the related acupoints such as the spine, suture, life gate, Jiaji, spleen, stomach, triple burner, kidney, and Zhishi points;

2. Use your fist to gently hit the painful area on your back and waist;

3. Use your fingers to massage the painful muscles in the abdomen and the acupoints such as Shenque, Qihai, Guanyuan, Tianshu, Wailing, and Daju;

4. Use your fingers to pinch and press the Yinbao, Xuehai, Sanyinjiao, Taichong and other acupoints on the lower limbs.

(III) Efficacy: Generally, abdominal pain will begin to be relieved after 5 minutes of back and waist massage. Continue massaging your back, waist and abdomen for 20 minutes and the abdominal pain will disappear. Massage once a day for 3-5 consecutive days. If you have a history of dysmenorrhea, you can start massaging 2 days before your period. If you want to consolidate the therapeutic effect, you can massage once every 2-3 days. To achieve the ideal effect, you need to persevere. Refer to the book "Illustrated Massage Therapy for Pain".

Warm Stone Therapy

(I) Acupoints: Jizhong, Xuanshu, Mingmen, Jiaji, Weishu, Zhishi, Qihai, Guanyuan, Tianshu, etc.

(II) Treatment method: You need to select an appropriate stone plate. Currently, the best stone plate contains organic germanium. Hence the name. The rock germanium warm bath first massages the back, waist, abdomen and lower limbs to dredge the meridians. Then, a rock plate containing organic germanium (rock plate germanium warm bath) is heated to about 40-43 degrees, and then applied to the lower back and tail. Soak hands and feet in a warm salt bath containing organic germanium. The entire treatment system maintains a temperature of 40-43 degrees for 30 minutes. Once a day or every two days, depending on the severity of the disease and the length of history, it can be cured by persisting for more than a month.

(III) Efficacy: Feeling of relaxation after one treatment. After persisting for one month, the dysmenorrhea of ​​that month disappeared. Long-term treatment can make dysmenorrhea disappear permanently (medically defined as no recurrence within 5 years). This method is one of the oldest Bianstone therapies in Traditional Chinese Medicine.