16/01/2022
👀Have you noticed more and more celebrities posting photos of them with little round marks on their back?⭕
Cupping is performed by applying cups to selected skin points and creating a subatmospheric pressure.
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Q: Are those bruises?
They are not bruises~ I would prefer calling them cupping marks or cupping kisses.💋 These cupping marks not only have a therapeutic effect but also act as indicators of our body conditions.
The coloring typically ranges from light red to darker purple. A darker coloring means that there is a higher level of ‘toxins’ and stagnation in the section of the body.😈 They normally can last for hours (light color) to a week(dark color).
There are different ways that cupping may be applied, including dry cupping/ wet cupping/ flash cupping/ moving cupping/ needle cupping. We apply different cupping types depending on patients’ presenting issues and underlying constitutional energy.
Do consult with your practitioner to see which cupping style works best for you.👀
拔罐是什麼？有什麼用處？到底適不適合我？為什麼每個人的拔罐印顏色都會不同？不同顏色代表什麼？接下來就為大家揭秘拔罐的小秘密~
拔罐是以罐為工具，利用負壓的原理（加熱或抽氣）吸附于身體特定部位，讓皮膚淺表微血管充血及破裂，藉此促進身體修復該處的能力，以增加該處循環。中醫師會根據患者不同體質而採用不同的方法，大致分為留罐、刺絡拔罐、閃罐、走罐、針罐。由於每個人的體質不同，取罐後的反應也不同。不同的拔罐印可反映身體的不同狀態，亦可作為中醫師判斷病情的診斷線索。
淺紅色：局部氣血循環良好。常見於身體狀況良好者。
暗紅色/紫紅色：顏色越深，提示局部的氣血循環越差，氣滯或血瘀較甚。多見於痛症。
鮮紅色：提示身體局部熱象較甚，可分為實熱和虛熱。也提示局部可能有炎症反應。
灰白色：提示體質較虛弱或氣血不足。多見於老年人或病後體質虛弱者。
水泡：提示局部濕氣過重。
當然，這只是供參考，具體還是要參考其他四診才能做出更準確的判斷。大家快問問自己的家庭中醫師哪種拔罐方法適合自己吧~
