Migraine cupping can choose points such as Sun, Fengmen, Fengchi and Waiguan.
Migraine is characterized by recurrent head pain on one side of the head, often accompanied by nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to light and sound, etc. It is treated by draining the liver and gallbladder, and relieving pain through menstruation.
1. The solar plexus points are located on both sides of the temporal part of the head, between the end of the eyebrow and the outer canthus of the eye, and then about 1 horizontal finger’s depression, one on each side, this point is in the head, which is a proximity treatment, and it is useful for relieving headaches on both sides.
2. Fengmen point is on the back, under the spinous process of the 2nd thoracic vertebra, 1.5 inches away from the side, where cupping can run the bladder meridian qi and blood, to achieve the effect of relieving pain and headache symptoms through the meridian.
3. Fengchi is an acupoint on the foot Shaoyang bile meridian, located in the depression between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the upper end of the trapezius muscle, which can clear the head and eyesight, and treat headache, especially for headaches on both sides of the headache has a very good effect.
4. Wai Guan for the hand Shaoyang San Jiao meridian on the point, located in the back of the wrist on the transverse line 2 inches, the ulna and radius bone is in the middle of the point, this point embodies the role of distant treatment, through this point of cupping, can also relieve headache, eye redness and swelling and pain and other symptoms.
The specific operation of the above points is recommended to be carried out by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner to identify the selection of points and precise operation in order to improve the efficacy of treatment.