Is cupping useful for rheumatism

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Cupping is a unique treatment method with a long history in China. Cupping is the use of fire, air extraction and other methods. It can produce a certain negative pressure adsorption on the surface of the body to make local blood stasis. It can achieve the effect of Tongjing Huoxue, pain relief and cold dispelling. Rheumatoid arthritis is a common inflammation. The symptoms were soreness, heaviness and pain in joints and muscles. The disease is recurrent and difficult to cure. Patients often get sick due to the change of seasons or their own inattention. Cupping is also a way to treat rheumatoid arthritis, so let's learn how to treat rheumatoid arthritis with cupping. Is cupping useful for rheumatism.

Is cupping useful for rheumatism

Method 1: Cupping Method: select a cupping pot of appropriate size, place it at the main acupoint, and pull out about 4-6 cupping pots. After finding the diseased part, select the acupoint according to its different location, and pull out 4-8 cupping pots respectively. The best time for each pot is 15-20 minutes. It can be pulled out once a day or every other day, with two weeks as a course of treatment. It's better to stop for about five days in the middle of the course of treatment.

Method 2: pricking and cupping method: this method is suitable for acute rheumatoid arthritis, accurately find the acupoints near the diseased joints, carry out routine disinfection of tools, and then carry out cupping after percussion with skin needle. After cupping, the skin presents a state of red halo, and even a small amount of blood. The cupping time is usually 15 minutes, cupping every 3 days, five times as a course of treatment.

Method three: the medicine pot method: to determine the meridians and acupoints in pain, use the bamboo tube with a diameter of 5cm and boil it for 3 minutes in the well prepared medicine juices. If the patient's condition is serious, dense arrangement can be used. In general, keep the can for 15 minutes, once a day or every other day.

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The formula of medicine juice used in medicine pot method is Tougucao, Fangfeng, Chuanwu, Caowu, Schizonepeta tenuifolia, Duhuo, notopterygium, parasitic, moxa leaf, safflower, Achyranthes bidentata, cassia twig and Sichuan pepper. These herbs can be bought in pharmacies. Take 100g of each herb, boil it in high fire for about 10 to 15 minutes, and filter to leave medicine juice.