Cupping has the effect of pulling the skin into the area inside the cup, helping the pores open, stimulating blood circulation in the veins, and also creating a hole to eliminate toxins in the body. Besides, the vacuum environment inside the cup also helps tissues expand locally, which creates conditions for blood vessels to expand and increase blood flow to pathological tissues, increase oxygen supply, and increase blood circulation. stimulates cells and helps fight inflammation and reduce pain effectively.
Some conditions that can be treated with cupping include:
- Colds, asthma
- Stomach pain, gastritis
- Hypertension
- Cold and prolonged cough.
In case of contraindication to cupping
- The patient has skin lesions in the area cupping
- The patient has a high fever or is having convulsions
- The patient has edema all over his body
- Mental diseases such as epilepsy and neurasthenia…
- Children under 4 years old
- In elderly people, when the skin and muscles are too thin, complications can easily occur when cupping
- People who are drunk, too tired, too full or too hungry…
- Patients with a history of heart, kidney, or lung disease
