Is cupping good for dysmenorrhea?

Dysmenorrhea is a very common physiological condition in women, which usually occurs before and during menstruation. The causes of dysmenorrhea are very complex. After dysmenorrhea occurs, the body will feel very painful. There is no thorough way to treat dysmenorrhea. The current methods are mainly aimed at improving symptoms. So is cupping good for dysmenorrhea? Let us introduce it to you below.

Dysmenorrhea refers to pain in the lower abdomen and waist before, during, or after menstruation, which may be severe and unbearable. It is often accompanied by pale complexion, cold sweats on the face and head, cold hands and feet, nausea and vomiting, and occurs with the menstrual cycle. It can occur in diseases such as uterine dysplasia, excessive anteflexion and retroversion of the uterus, cervical stenosis, flaky discharge of endometrium, pelvic inflammatory disease, and endometriosis. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that dysmenorrhea is caused by internal injuries caused by the seven emotions, exogenous cold and dampness, deficiency of qi and blood, and insufficiency of the liver and kidney, which leads to qi stagnation and blood stasis, Chong and Ren disorders, and malfunction of the cell circulation, which causes pain.

【Acupoints】

(1) Baliao, Zhongji, Guanyuan, twelve back-shu points, and Tianshu.

(2) Lumbar and sacral segmental acupoints: Tianshu, Guanyuan, Zhongji, Geshu, Ganshu, Sanyinjiao, Pishu, Qihaishu, and Shenshu.

(3) Subiliac, Guanyuan, Zhongji, Sanyinjiao, Zusanli, Hegu, and Taichong.

【Operation method】

(1) Fire cupping method: Take the first group of acupoints, ask the patient to lie on his back, apply lubricating medium to Zhongji, Guanyuan, and Tianshu acupoints, use the flash fire method to suck and pull the cups on the acupoints, move the cups up and down and rotate them 20 to 30 times, and then sit on the three acupoints. Then ask the patient to lie prone, apply the medium, move the cups up and down on Ba Liao and Bei Shu, and then shake the cups on Shen Shu for 10 minutes. Once a day.

(2) Cupping: Select the lumbar sacral spine points in the second group of acupoints. After routine disinfection, prick with plum blossom needles to cause slight bleeding, and then cupping with flash fire for 15 minutes. Or select 3 points in Tianshu, Guanyuan and other acupoints as a group each time. After routine disinfection, prick with three-edged needles to cause bleeding, and cupping with flash fire for 10 to 15 minutes. Do this once a day or every other day.

(3) Needle-cupping method: Select the third group of acupoints, and select 3-4 acupoints each time according to syndrome differentiation. Insert the filiform needles into the acupoints to perform the tonifying and draining method. After the qi is obtained, retain the needles for 15-20 minutes. After removing the needles, use the flash fire method to cupping Guanyuan, Zhongji, and Ciliao for 15 minutes. Do this once a day or every other day.

Many women who have experienced dysmenorrhea want to know whether cupping is good for dysmenorrhea. After dysmenorrhea occurs, you can choose a specific method for treatment and control according to your actual situation. This will make the treatment and control effect more targeted. The effect will be more ideal. If you use cupping to treat, you must follow the correct method.