Fire Cupping Precautions

　　Fire cupping is not so simple, the following points should be noted when cupping:

　　1, the disinfection of the can: generally use 75% alcohol cotton balls to wipe the mouth of the can, the body of the can, can play a disinfecting role. After disinfection

　　of the can can be dried with a dry cotton ball or used after natural air drying.

　　2, ignition method: generally choose the flash fire method, one hand to take the ignition rod, one hand to take the can, the ignition rod of alcohol cotton balls (alcohol can not be too much, to prevent the alcohol dripping after ignition) lit, quickly into the can, about 1-3 seconds after taking out, the other hand will be placed on the need to cupping parts of the can lightly. When lighting the fire, it should not burn at the mouth of the can, so as not to cause the mouth of the can to be too hot.

　　3、When cupping, you should generally choose the plump and elastic parts. For skin allergies, skin breakage, muscle thinning, excessive hair parts should be used with caution, pregnant women should be used with caution.

　　4, choose the appropriate position, generally use the lying position, once pulled on, should not move the position, so as to avoid the fire can fall off.

　　5、According to different parts, choose the right size of cans. The first part should be plucked than the test, the mouth of the can and the part of the match, before applying.

　　6, in the use of multiple cans, cans arranged in the distance, generally should not be too close, otherwise the skin is pulled by the cans, will produce pain, and at the same time because of the cans pull each other, it is not easy to pull firmly.

　　7, in walking cans, should not be in the skin thin bone protruding push and pull, in order to avoid damage to the skin, or make the can leakage off.

　　8、When starting the can, the technique should be gentle, the right hand holds the can, the left thumb or index finger against the can edge muscle, press a little, so that the gas leakage into the suction disappears, the can will naturally fall off, can not be hard to pull or rotate, in order to avoid damage to the skin.

　　9、After starting the can, generally there will be local redness or cyanosis, which is a normal phenomenon, and it will subside within 1 week. If the local blood stasis is serious, it is not suitable for cupping again. If the canister is left too long, the skin blisters. Small do not have to deal with, will be self-absorbed, but need to prevent abrasion; large puncture, wipe with a dry cotton ball, you can also apply some purple potion, to prevent infection.

　　10, the room needs to be warm, fresh air, cupping should not blow fan, air conditioning to avoid catching cold.

　　Fire cupping need to pay attention to what, what are the precautions

　　Precautions after fire cupping

　　After fire cupping, the cupping area should not be cooled and should not be blown by the wind. If the cupping is done on the neck, it is better to wear clothes with a collar. It is not advisable to take a bath within two hours after fire cupping, and don't use cold water to stimulate the cupping area, and the bath must be with lukewarm water.

　　Bathing after two hours of fire cupping

　　Some people try to prolong the time of fire cupping as much as possible, thinking that they can achieve better therapeutic effect. However, experts remind that the time of fire cupping is best controlled within 10 minutes or less, if the time is too long, the cupping site is likely to appear blistering, ulceration and even infection.

　　The purple marks have not disappeared and should not be repeated.

　　Some people after a fire cupping, the pain did not completely disappear, and continue to pull fire cupping in the painful parts, hoping to be able to cure the disease through this powerful means. If the purple and red marks on the last cupping site have not completely disappeared, you can't continuously cupping fire cupping on the purple mark site, you have to replace it to the related acupoints. Otherwise, not only can not relieve the pain problem, but also may bring more problems.

　　Finding the right acupoints for fire cupping

　　Cupping yourself at home, first of all, we must pay attention to whether the site is correct, cupping fire cupping is not just where the pain where cupping fire cupping, Chinese medicine pay attention to evidence-based treatment, in addition to the pain site of the acupuncture points to be cupping fire cupping, but also in the pain of the relevant acupuncture points cupping fire cupping, in order to achieve the effect. For example, if a patient has back pain, fire cupping may also be needed at the acupuncture points on the legs.

　　Many people do not understand the situation of acupuncture points in the human body, etc. Therefore, it is best to consult a regular Chinese medicine practitioner before fire cupping to understand in which parts of the body fire cupping is required for their pain condition.

　　Preventing Infection

　　After starting the cupping, if the skin local flushing, itching, do not scratch, after a few hours or days can be dissipated. If there are blisters, droplets, bleeding spots, bruises, etc., they are normal treatment reactions. Blisters light only need to prevent rubbing, to be absorbed naturally, blisters larger, the root of the blisters can be sterilised with a sterilised needle to puncture the drain, apply sterilised gauze to prevent infection.

　　Cupping need to pay attention to what, what are the precautions to this for you to introduce the end, I hope our introduction can help you, and finally wish you good health in this winter, all the best.