Walking cupping is effective in treating muscle strain in the neck and shoulder

  Most of the time in modern work life is sitting in front of the computer, or head down to play cell phones, have you ever felt stiff and sore shoulder and neck muscles? You often hear the popping sound of joints when you move your arms and neck? If so, then your shoulder and neck muscles have been strained, if not timely prevention and control, cervical spondylosis is not far from you. The general strain is often accompanied by inflammation of the musculofascial area, local muscle stiffness and spasm, pressure pain is obvious, and in serious cases, there will even be neck and shoulder movement disorders. This is because we usually use the neck and shoulder muscles too often, or improper posture caused by the neck and shoulder qi and blood disharmony, the meridian qi is not regulated, tendons and veins detention caused. Therefore, the symptoms caused by strain injury are our body’s cues to eliminate this hidden health problem.  There are many patients with neck and shoulder muscle strain who are afraid of acupuncture treatment, so they can try the walking cupping method. Before cupping, apply a layer of medium to the skin of the area to be cupped or to the mouth of the jar, then suction cupping the jar on the skin of the selected area, then the practitioner holds the jar with both hands and pulls the skin tight, sliding it up, down or left. In the area to be cupped, the can is pushed back and forth until the skin of the area cupped is red, congested, or even bruised.  Walking cupping is an operation method in traditional Chinese medicine cupping therapy. It is an extension of the “suction force” of the cupping jar into a dynamic “sliding friction force”, i.e. the negative pressure suction force of a single jar and the friction force when walking the jar are combined to act on the epidermis of the human body. By mastering the speed, frequency and density (area) of the can, and controlling the size, direction and force point of the combined force, it is possible to achieve selective and enhanced suction and extraction of strong stimulation, weak stimulation, regulation of human internal organs, meridians and qi-blood function, to prevent and treat diseases.  Ms. Chen is a university finance, suffering from cervical spondylosis for many years, usually often voluntarily or to the computer, neck and shoulder stiffness, soreness and swelling, unbearable suffering, has gone to a number of hospitals, massage, acupuncture, physiotherapy, internal and external treatment have tried all kinds of methods, but the symptoms of soreness and stiffness still recurring, so Dr. Zhang Qifei after the conventional acupuncture treatment, using capsaicin ointment as a medium to go jar method, with a small After the first treatment, Ms. Chen said that her neck and shoulder muscles were much more relaxed, after which she was treated with the frequency of walking jar once a week with remarkable effect.  The walking jar method is suitable for all kinds of acute and chronic soft tissue injuries, muscle strain, neurodermatitis, itchy skin, dermatitis, neurasthenia, gastrointestinal neurosis, exopathia, heat stroke and so on. Of course, if there are skin allergies, ulcers, edema and large blood vessel distribution parts, this method is not suitable. The method should be used with caution for the elderly and infirm.