What kind of people cannot have cupping

Cupping is actually a treatment method that many people have used. Moreover, as one of the very famous methods of external adjustment in Traditional Chinese Medicine, it is very popular. Appropriate control not only has the benefits of strengthening the body and eliminating evil, but also can help the body to balance yin and yang; it can dredge the meridians and benefit the health of the patient. But not everyone can do cupping. Who shouldn’t have cupping?

There are some contraindications when doing cupping therapy:

1. People with bleeding tendency, such as thrombocytopenia, leukemia, and allergic purpura, are prohibited from using cupping therapy;

2. It is forbidden to pull the needle in the open soft tissue injury area, skin disease area, fracture area, apex area, and in the case of restlessness;

3. Be careful not to pull on the abdomen and waist during menstruation, and do not pull during pregnancy;

4. Be careful when you are too hungry. Be careful when removing varicose veins or temples, and be gentle when removing varicose veins or temples.

5. People with skinny muscles, children under 6 years old, and people over 70 years old should be careful when pulling.

6. Patients with mental illness, edema, heart failure, active tuberculosis, or acute infectious diseases are prohibited from pulling out the needles;

Cupping therapy is also known as "fire cupping" and "suction cup therapy" and was called "horn method" in ancient times. This is a therapy that uses cups as tools to expel the air inside through heat, creating negative pressure, which is then absorbed by the skin, causing congestion. Ancient doctors used it to absorb blood and drain pus when treating sores and abscesses, and later expanded its application to internal diseases such as tuberculosis and rheumatism. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, cupping therapy has made new developments due to continuous improvement of methods, further expanding the scope of treatment and becoming an important treatment in acupuncture. Moxibustion therapy is a treatment method that uses moxa sticks or moxa sticks to burn and fumigate certain acupuncture points on the body surface to treat and prevent diseases. Moxibustion has the functions of warming and unblocking meridians, harmonizing qi and blood, regulating body elements, enhancing resistance, and preventing and treating diseases. Cupping therapy was also popular in ancient Greece and Rome.

Warm reminder: Do not take a shower after cupping, and cupping is not allowed on the eyes and ears. The nipples and the front and back pubic areas of the human body should not be cupped casually. Furthermore, you should not just cupping the area where your heart beats. These taboos need to be paid attention to. You need to go to a regular hospital to do cupping.