How many times a year is it appropriate to cupping

Cupping is an effective way to eliminate moisture and toxins from the human body, so when you feel that there is too much moisture and toxins in your body, you can choose to do cupping. However, cupping is quite harmful to human skin, because some people with overly cold skin are prone to scars on the skin surface during cupping. So how many times a year is it most appropriate to perform cupping?

Because cupping can expel cold and dampness, it can also damage the skin, so the skin must be allowed to rest for a certain period of time before the next treatment. If the symptoms are severe, you can do it every other day, and once a week after relief. However, you can use cupping frequently, which is very comfortable and good for your body. Cupping means that after the cup is covered, you hold the cup with one or two hands, lift it up slightly, and push and pull the cup body to move on the patient's skin. It can move in one direction or back and forth. This treats several areas. When cupping, you should pay attention to applying some lubricant on the area to be cupped or the mouth of the cup, such as glycerin, paraffin oil, scraping oil, etc., to prevent the skin from being pulled during cupping. .

After reading the above introduction, let me understand two misunderstandings about cupping.

1. Take a shower immediately after cupping

Many people who love to bathe in the hot tub often say "cupping and bathing, neither can be missing". Indeed, warm bath water and warm cupping, washing and then cupping, cupping and then washing, it feels comfortable just thinking about it. But you really have to pay attention to the order. You can cupping after taking a shower, but you must not take a shower immediately after cupping.

After cupping, the skin is in a damaged state and is very fragile. Taking a bath at this time can easily cause skin damage and inflammation. If you take a cold shower, your skin will easily catch a cold because the pores are open. Therefore, you must not take a shower immediately after cupping.

2. The longer the time, the better the effect

Many people say that cupping takes at least half an hour. Some people believe that the effect of cupping can only be reflected after the blisters are pulled out, especially some elderly people who hold this view. Is it true that the longer the cupping time, the better?

Cupping varies according to the size, material, and intensity of negative pressure of the cup. However, it is generally advisable to take no more than ten minutes from the time the fire is lit to the time the tank is opened. Because the main principle of cupping is negative pressure rather than time. If the cupping time is too long under high negative pressure until blisters appear, it will not only damage the skin, but may also cause skin infection.

The above introduces how many times cupping is most effective. We would like to remind you that cupping can remove the superficial coldness on the body surface, but it has little effect on the deep coldness in the body. You should eat less raw and cold food, especially in summer, do not eat too much ice cream and other foods, and do more outdoor exercise to sweat, and drink ginger soup in the morning. Better for your body!