Cupping and acupuncture each have their own medical conditions for which they are used, and it is impossible to say which treatment is more effective. Patients need to follow their doctor’s advice to choose the best treatment for them.
Acupuncture is a combination of needling and moxibustion, which refers to the use of needles or lit moxa leaves to stimulate acupoints to achieve therapeutic effects, and can be used clinically to treat shoulder and back pain, insomnia, stroke, and dengtu (acute infectious disease, visible reddening of the skin like paint) and other conditions.
Cupping refers to the use of fire to expel the air inside the cupping apparatus, which is then adsorbed onto the patient’s skin. Cupping therapy is applied to shoulder and back pain, lumbar and leg pain, stomach pain, cough and other conditions. Single cupping is applied to smaller lesion points or pressure points, etc. Multi-cupping is applied to a wide range of lesions, and several or more than ten cupping cans are used for treatment at the same time.
Cupping and acupuncture are different treatment modalities with their own indications, and it is not possible to generalize which treatment is more effective. If you need treatment, you should go to the hospital.