Fire Cupping Precautions

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

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

　　the can can be dried with a dry cotton ball, or naturally air-dried for use.

　　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 lightly placed on the part of the can need to be cupped. 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 fire can leakage off.

　　8、When starting the can, the technique should be gentle, the right hand holding the can, the left thumb or index finger against the can side muscle, press a little, so that the gas leakage into the suction disappeared, the fire cans will naturally fall off, can not be hard pulling or rotating, in order to avoid damage to the skin.

　　9、After starting the can, generally local redness or cyanosis will appear, this is a normal phenomenon, generally will subside within 1 week. If the local blood stasis is serious, it is not suitable to cupping again. If the can 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.

　　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 stand-up 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 fire cupping site is likely to blister, break or even infected.

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

　　Some people in 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, it is not possible to continuously cupping fire cupping on the purple mark site, and it should be replaced 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, traditional 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 of the legs.

　　Many people do not understand the human body acupuncture points, etc., so it is best to consult a regular Chinese medicine practitioner before fire cupping, to understand their own pain in which parts of the body need to be cupped fire cupping.

　　Preventing Infection

　　After cupping, the skin localization such as redness, 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 naturally absorbed can be, blisters larger, can be in the root of the blisters with a sterilized needle to puncture the release of water, applying sterile gauze in order to prevent infection.

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