(1) Preparation materials: two glass cupping cups (one for standby), according to the location, choose the size, a pair of tweezers, a small bottle of 95% alcohol (big mouth), a bottle of cotton balls, a match, a new towel, a piece of soap and a washbasin.
(2) Preoperative examination: check the condition, make a clear diagnosis, and see if it meets the indications. Check the position of cupping and the patient's posture to see if it is appropriate. Check whether the tank mouth is smooth and whether there is any residual angle damage.
(3) Operation method: firstly, scrub the cupping area with a clean towel, dip it in hot water, then use tweezers to slightly dip the cotton ball in alcohol to tighten it, light the match, flash it into the glass cupping by door fire, and quickly buckle the cupping on the skin.
(4) Storage time: In the past, the storage time was relatively long, ranging from 10 minutes to more than 30 minutes. This kind of long-term storage is easy to make local black and purple, and the blood stasis is serious, which is difficult to absorb. So now the storage time is generally short. According to the blood oozing from the capillaries on the body surface, it may be considered that it is more appropriate to change from 3 minutes to 6 minutes.
Practice has proved that it is more beneficial to leave the tank for a short time than for a long time. Severe blood stasis is reduced to mild oozing or congestion, which is convenient for absorption and enhances disease resistance; Leave no stain; Prevent excessive inhalation, causing blisters and infections; Although the time is short, the curative effect is high.
(5) Lifting the jar: gently press the jar with the left hand and gently press the middle finger with the right hand to tilt the muscles of the other jar mouth, so that the jar mouth leaks out of the gap and penetrates into the air, the suction disappears, and the jar naturally falls off.
(6) Firepower: We should also master the firepower. More alcohol, greater firepower and greater suction; Less alcohol, less firepower and less suction. There is also a kind of jar, which has a great suction when struck quickly; If you knock slowly, the suction will be small. These can be mastered temporarily.
(7) interval time; It can be decided according to the condition. Generally speaking, chronic diseases or remission can be done every other day. It is not an exaggeration to lie down once, twice or even three times a day for emergencies, such as high fever, acute rheumatoid arthritis and acute gastroenteritis, but the time away from the cylinder should not be too long.
(8) course of treatment. Generally, 12 times is a course of treatment, and several courses can be continued if the condition requires.
(9) Location: Cupping can be used on the shoulder, chest, back, waist, hip, costal fossa, cervical vertebra, ankle, gastrocnemius and other parts with rich muscles and few blood vessels. In addition, according to the condition and pain range, L ~ 2 cupping cups, or 4 ~ 6 even 10 glass cupping cups can be pulled out.