It is generally recommended to scrape first and then cupping, because cupping can occur the danger of blister infection, placed in the back can be dealt with in a timely manner.
First scraping after cupping is a common clinical order, scraping and cupping are acting on the skin surface. Gua Sha generally does not cause skin infections, control the strength of the body surface repeatedly scraping, rubbing, can make the skin with dark red bleeding spots, from the perspective of Chinese medicine analysis can play the open coupling (pores), dredge the efficacy of the meridians.
Cupping is through the negative pressure adsorption way to make the cup cans adsorption in the skin, dark red bleeding spots, can also play the same effect. However, if the operation is not appropriate burns, blisters, there may be infected, so placed in the scraping can be treated in a timely manner, so as not to aggravate the infection.
The above treatment needs to be operated by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not operate without authorization to avoid adverse consequences.