What are the benefits of vacuum cupping

Cupping is one of the traditional Chinese medical therapies in my country. It is highly praised for its stable therapeutic effect and few side effects. Traditional cupping uses a cup as a tool and utilizes methods such as burning fire and pumping air to create negative pressure, allowing the cup to adsorb to the body surface. Nowadays, with the development of cupping, many different cupping methods have emerged. Bamboo cupping, ceramic cupping, vacuum cupping, etc. In particular, vacuum cupping is becoming increasingly popular. So what are the benefits of vacuum cupping? Let me give you a detailed introduction below.

First of all, vacuum cupping is a fireless cupping device that uses air to create a vacuum negative pressure state, which overcomes the shortcomings of traditional cupping. The main features are that the cup body is transparent, and the negative pressure inside the cup can be adjusted at will according to the patient's physical condition and illness. It is easy to observe the changes in the skin inside the cup and to grasp the cupping time. It is safer to use and easy to operate, so it is suitable for hospitals and more widely used in families.

The specific benefits are as follows:

1: Vacuum cupping is a non-drug therapy that uses the principle of mechanical suction to form negative pressure in the cup, so that the cup is adsorbed on the selected part (acupoints or lesions), causing congestion of subcutaneous and superficial muscles, and stimulating the skin, meridians, and acupoints of the human body to eliminate toxins, dredge meridians, promote qi and blood circulation, strengthen the body, and regulate the functions of internal organs. The second is to regulate microcirculation and improve metabolism. The main function of microcirculation is to exchange substances between blood and tissues, and the regulation of its function is of great significance in both physiology and pathology. It can also enhance lymphatic circulation and activate the phagocytic ability of lymphocytes. In addition, due to the autohemolysis phenomenon after cupping, a histamine-like substance is produced, which circulates throughout the body with body fluids, stimulates various organs, and enhances their functional vitality, which helps to restore the body's functions.

2. Domestic and foreign scholars have found that when the human body is under negative pressure suction, a large number of bubbles overflow from the skin surface, thereby enhancing the gas exchange of local tissues. Through examination, it was also observed that: negative pressure caused changes in local capillary permeability and capillary rupture, a small amount of blood entered the tissue gap, thereby causing congestion, red blood cells were destroyed, hemoglobin was released, and autohemolysis occurred. In the process of the body's self-adjustment, it produces the effects of promoting qi and blood circulation, relaxing muscles and tendons, reducing swelling and relieving pain, and removing wind and dampness, acting as a benign stimulus to promote the recovery of normal functions.

3: The regulating effect of vacuum cupping is based on the effect of negative pressure. First of all, it regulates the nervous system. Due to the autologous hemolysis, the body is given a series of benign stimuli, which act on the peripheral receptors of the nervous system and reach the cerebral cortex through centripetal conduction. In addition, the warm stimulation of local skin by cupping is transmitted to the central nervous system through the reflex pathway of skin receptors and vascular receptors, resulting in reflex excitement, thereby regulating the excitement and inhibition process of the cerebral cortex, making it tend to balance, and strengthening the regulatory function of the cerebral cortex on various parts of the body, so that the corresponding tissue metabolism of the affected skin is vigorous, the phagocytosis is enhanced, the body is prompted to restore function, the imbalance of yin and yang is adjusted, and the disease is gradually cured.

The above is what I have introduced to you about the benefits of vacuum cupping. Cupping is relatively simple to perform, but it is very effective in promoting blood circulation, activating collaterals, reducing swelling and relieving pain, so many people like to do it themselves at home. Regular cupping is good for your health, but it is recommended that you pay more attention to the cupping utensils, parts, time, etc. when cupping, so as not to affect the effect or damage the skin. In addition, it is recommended to perform cupping in a professional physical therapy institution.