The principal & mechanism of Cupping Therapy

Cupping is an ancient Chinese method use for causing local congestion.

A partial vacuum is created in cups placed on the skin either by means of heat or suction. This draws up the underlying tissues. When the cup is left in place on the skin for a few minutes, blood stasis is formed and healing takes place.

Cupping is generally not painful. After cupping treatment, it may leave a localized blood stasis or bruise mark on the skin. Cupping can decomposed agglutinated erythrocytes, anti-inflammatory, accelerated muscle restore , HO-1 physiological transformation and pain relief.

The color of the bruise mark will indicate the condition inside your body such as purple color means heat, while white color cold. Sometime it may cause one to several blisters which indicates fluid retention inside your body.

The bruise or blister will disappear in 7 to 10 days. However, in some cases, it takes longer period to disappear due to poor blood circulation.

The principal & mechanism of Cupping Therapy

拔火罐的功能原理與臨床意義

促進血液循環、增加新陳代謝、提高免疫力、紓解疼痛。

拔罐療法通過排氣造成罐內負壓效應，負壓作用使局部淺層肌肉、筋膜被拉扯，迅速充血、造成瘀血現象，紅血球破壞，微血管甚至破裂，發生溶血現象，可以讓血液循環加快，增加新陳代謝，加強免疫系統的吞噬作用。

紅血球中血紅蛋白的釋放對機體是一種良性刺激，通過神經內分泌反應，調節血管舒縮功能和血管的通透性，改善局部血液循環。同時促進白血球的吞噬作用，提高皮膚對外界變化的敏感性及耐受力，增強身體的免疫力。

拔罐的溫熱作用不僅使血管擴張、血流量增加，可增強血管壁的通透性，淋巴循環加速和細胞的吞噬作用加強。拔罐處血管緊張度及黏膜滲透性的改變，對感染性病灶形成一個抗菌的良好環境。

一般來說，症狀越嚴重的部位，也就是中醫所謂氣血瘀滯越嚴重的位置，而神經痛一般會合併氣血瘀滯的現象。