The appropriate time for fire cupping is related to the patient’s age and physical condition, and it is generally recommended to control the time at 10~15 minutes, and cupping once a week.
Fire cupping is a commonly used physical therapy method in Chinese medicine, which has the effect of activating blood circulation and relaxing tendons and collaterals. The first thing to note when pulling fire cupping is that the local skin is not broken, and the patient has no contraindications to fire cupping such as serious cardiovascular disease and blood disease.
The appropriate time for fire cupping is 10~15 minutes, too long may appear skin blisters, bleeding under the skin and other symptoms, so it is generally not recommended more than 15 minutes. In addition, if the patient has dizziness, palpitations and localized skin pain during fire cupping, the patient should stop immediately and remove the cupping in time.
Fire cupping should be carried out under the guidance of a doctor, do not operate the cupping on your own, in order to avoid operating errors on the body damage.