Phelps made another brilliant performance at the Rio Olympics, creating a miracle in the history of human sports with a total of 23 golds and becoming one of the greatest athletes of this century. So, what makes Phelps perennially active in the swimming world? Perhaps you have noticed the red marks behind the fish, yes, that is the Chinese medicine cupping left, after the game, the fish also said that the Chinese medicine cupping helped him achieve glory. Fire cupping in the history of Chinese medicine has been passed down for a long time, with its simple operation, reliable efficacy, has now broken out of China, popular around the world. As a Chinese, how much do you know about Chinese medicine cupping? 1, what is the principle of Chinese medicine fire cupping fire cupping through physical stimulation and negative pressure artificially caused by capillary rupture bruising, mobilization of human stem cell repair function and, promote blood circulation, stimulate the meridian gas, regulate qi and blood, to improve and regulate the role of human immunity. 2, what are the indications for fire cupping With the development of time, the scope of cupping has expanded from the early surgical canker sores to rheumatic pain, back muscle strain, headache, asthma, abdominal pain, traumatic bruising, general rheumatic cold and all the aches and pains. It is mostly used for colds, cold, cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar muscle strain, acute lumbar sprain, shoulder periarthritis, external humeral epicondylitis, sciatica and rheumatoid osteoarthritis. 3, cupping precautions cupping to choose the appropriate body position and muscle rich parts. If the body position is improper, uneven bones, or hairy areas are not applicable; cupping should be based on the size of the area cupped and choose the right size can. Operation must be rapid, in order to make the jar cupping tight, strong adsorption; with fire cans should be careful not to burn or scald the skin. If you burn or stay too long and the skin blisters, do not deal with small ones, only apply sterile gauze to prevent abrasion. If the blisters are large, use a sterile needle to release the water and apply gentian violet solution, or use sterile gauze to prevent infection; skin allergies, ulcers, edema and large blood vessel distribution sites, cupping is not recommended. High fever convulsions, as well as pregnant women’s abdomen, lumbosacral area, also not suitable for cupping. 4, the mystery of the color of the cupping jar impression purple black and dark: generally indicates insufficient blood supply, poor menstrual flow and blood stasis; jar issued purple and accompanied by plaque: generally indicates cold clotting blood stasis; jar impression is scattered purple dots, and the depth of one, indicates qi stagnation and blood stasis; jar impression bright red and bright: generally indicates yin deficiency, qi and blood deficiency or yin deficiency fire; jar impression blisters, indicating heavy dampness in the body, if there is blood in the blisters, is the reaction of damp heat toxicity; jar impression gray, the reaction of dampness and heat toxicity; jar impression gray, the reaction of dampness and heat toxicity. If there is blood and water in the blisters, it is a reaction of damp heat and poison; the canister mark is gray and not warm to the touch, it is mostly cold or damp. 5, professional cupping more reliable Eastern Hospital Tuina physical therapy department has been carrying out cupping business for more than 10 years, and equipped with a number of selected into the physical therapy apparatus, on a variety of bone and joint pain with good results, welcome to come to the clinic. Warm tip: Although cupping is simple and reliable, you should pay attention to safety during operation to prevent burns and scalds, and vacuum cupping can be used instead if necessary.