6. Detailed Explanation of Lesion Reaction Patterns and Back Cupping Therapy
Cupping is a very effective and safe external physical therapy in Traditional Chinese Medicine. (No further information provided.)
Any toxic side effects are uncommon; it is a healthy and green therapy that generally does not produce adverse reactions.
Section 8. Lesion Reactions of Cupping Therapy
During cupping therapy, some patients may experience discomfort due to their condition.
A lesion reaction may occur. A lesion reaction refers to a previous illness. During cupping...
It is very likely that the symptoms will recur during treatment. This is because the previous illness did not recur.
The root cause of illness and pathogenic factors lurking in the body can be eliminated through cupping therapy, which opens up the meridians.
Smooth flow
The pathogenic factors lurking in the body can no longer remain hidden. The body's vigorous Qi and vital energy...
It expels latent pathogenic factors and toxins, which, along with the flow of Qi and blood, are forcefully expelled through the rim of the cup.
Excretion may lead to a reaction at the lesion site, a phenomenon often mistaken for an worsening of the condition.
Heavy
Moreover, it caused problems, so I dared not continue cupping and interrupted the treatment. Actually, this also...
This is a normal phenomenon that may occur during treatment. As the treatment progresses, continue treatment...
The lesions will be completely eradicated within a short period of time, and the reaction to the lesions will disappear. During the treatment process...
Such reactions at the lesion site are normal. No injections or medication are necessary; the effects will subside with the cupping therapy.
The reaction will disappear naturally. The duration of the reaction at the lesion site is generally not very long, lasting 1-2 days.
Some patients with severe symptoms or long medical histories may experience symptoms lasting 1-2 weeks. Some stubborn cases...
Patients with persistent oral ulcers may experience a low-grade fever (around 37°C) lasting 1–2 months.
The possible lesion reactions that may occur during cupping therapy are roughly as follows:
This is one of the situations.
Head lesion reactions include: headache, dizziness, tinnitus, runny nose, toothache, red eyes, and sore throat.
Nosebleeds, hiccups, belching, acid reflux, foaming at the mouth, hair loss, and a chilly feeling in the teeth.
That feeling.
Symptoms of lesions on the trunk include: fever, chills, joint pain, convulsions, and general aches and pains.
Strength and coldness are not relieved even when covered with a blanket; lung disease patients may experience these symptoms during treatment.
Currently experiencing itchy skin; those with lower back and leg pain may experience difficulty using their legs and feet during treatment.
Unable to move, the reaction will not last long: fever, mostly low-grade, lasting 1-2 days.
This is a reaction that occurs in the body's immune system as it fights against pathogenic factors at the site of infection.
Do not panic when a lesion reaction occurs. A lesion reaction is a necessary process of expelling pathogenic factors.
However, this phenomenon is unresponsive to medication and injections. The reaction at the lesion site is essentially a result of cupping therapy.
A very important characteristic that may appear during the course of the disease. In fact, many effective...
Effective treatments all share this characteristic.
Section 9 Back Cupping Therapy
Cupping therapy on the back is a method of treating diseases by applying cupping to acupoints on the back.
The acupoints include those on the back of the Bladder Meridian of Taiyang, those on the Governing Vessel, and the Hua Tuo Jiaji points. (Practice)
This demonstrates that back cupping therapy has good therapeutic and preventative effects on diseases of the five internal organs.
Cupping therapy on the back. Guided by the basic theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and based on the principles of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
The theory of meridians and viscera is a novel cupping therapy established by the theory of meridians and viscera. It works by applying pressure to the inside of the cup.
Pressure causes passive hyperemia in the superficial tissues, leading to vasodilation and increased blood flow.
Accelerated blood circulation improves blood supply to the skin and strengthens deep skin cells.
It increases vitality, enhances vascular permeability, and improves the phagocytic capacity of white blood cells. It also raises local temperature.
It increases the level of immunity and enhances local tolerance and resistance, thereby improving the body's immunity.
Back acupoints include all back acupoints and meridians from Dazhui (GV14) to Changqiang (GV1) on the coccyx.
Extraordinary acupoints. The Du meridian runs along the midline of the back, and points lateral to it run along the midline of the back...
1.5 cun is the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang. 0.5 cun lateral to the midline of the back is the Hua Tuo Jiaji point. (Hand)
The Small Intestine Meridian of Taiyang, the Triple Energizer Meridian of Hand-Shaoyang, and the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot-Shaoyang all pass through the back.
(I) Cupping therapy at back-shu points
The back-shu points are the locations on the back and waist where the qi of the five internal organs and six bowels is transported. (The last part, "背俞穴," appears to be a typo and can be omitted.)
Along the first lateral line of the Bladder Meridian of Taiyang, the organs are generally arranged vertically according to their positions, and are respectively associated with the organs.
The back-shu points are named accordingly. These points can treat diseases of related internal organs, and also...
Treat diseases of the five organs and five sensory organs that are related to this internal organ.
The Lung Shu acupoint is used to treat lung and nasal diseases. The Heart Shu acupoint is used to treat cardiovascular and mental illnesses.
Insomnia and speech disorders. Liver Shu (BL18) treats liver and eye diseases. Spleen Shu (BL20) treats digestive tract diseases.
Edema, thrombocytopenic purpura, anemia. Shenshu (BL23) is used to treat diseases of the urogenital system.
Lower back pain, deafness, tinnitus, and degenerative joint diseases. Jueyinshu (BL14) is used to treat epilepsy, mania, and other ailments.
Alzheimer's disease. The Sanjiao Shu point treats arthralgia, edema, and pelvic inflammatory disease. The Dachang Shu point treats hemorrhoids.
Constipation, diarrhea, sciatica. The Small Intestine Shu point treats cloudy urine, stomatitis, and halitosis. Bladder.
The Yu point treats urinary abnormalities, prostatitis, and sciatica. The Dan Yu point treats biliary tract diseases.
Migraine. The Five Zang Shu points plus the Diaphragm Shu point are used to treat post-stroke sequelae and hair loss. The Lung Shu point plus...
The Diaphragm Shu point is used to treat asthma and urticaria. The Spleen Shu point combined with the Bladder Shu point is used to treat lower back and leg pain and prostatitis.
The Four Flower Points (Geshu and Danshu) treat hypertension, migraines, hiccups, and insomnia; combined with Yifeng (TE17) to treat...
For chronic facial paralysis that is difficult to cure; combined with the Spleen Shu point to treat anemia; combined with the Bladder Shu point to treat sciatica.
(II) Cupping Therapy at Hua Tuo Jiaji Points
The Hua Tuo Jiaji acupoints on the back are located 0.5 cun lateral to the midline of the points between the 1st thoracic vertebra and the 5th lumbar vertebra.
There are 17 acupoints on each side, for a total of 34 acupoints. Acupoints 1-3 on each side are mainly used to treat diseases of the upper limbs; acupoints 1-8 on each side are used to treat diseases of the upper limbs.
The Jiaji points are mainly used to treat chest diseases. Jiaji points 6-17 are mainly used to treat lumbar diseases; Jiaji points 13-17...
The spinal acupoints are mainly used to treat diseases of the lower limbs.
The therapeutic effects of different Jiaji acupoints are as follows.
1. Thoracic vertebrae (T)
T₁: Asthma, cough, wrist pain, intercostal neuralgia;
T₂: Chest pain, irregular heartbeat;
T₃: Bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma;
T₄: Biliary tract diseases, herpes zoster, tenosynovitis;
T₅: Chronic gastritis, finger arthritis, insomnia, epilepsy;
T₆: Stomach problems, superficial gastritis, atrophic gastritis, indigestion;
T₇: Diabetes, hiccups, gastritis, gastroduodenal ulcers;
T₈: Diabetes mellitus;
T₉: Liver and gallbladder diseases, gastric and duodenal ulcers, gastroptosis;
T¹0: Biliary tract disease;
T¹1: Chronic colitis;
T₁2: Infertility, gastrointestinal dysfunction.