拔火罐

拔火罐簡介：通過在皮膚上放置加熱的罐子造成負壓吸附在身體特定部位。常用手法有閃罐，走罐，留罐和刺血拔罐等等。主要功效有行氣活血，疏通經絡袪風除濕等等。拔罐後皮膚顏色若是淡紅色代表氣血通暢平和，深紅色是火氣多，應少熬夜忌食辛，辣，烤炸食物。

拔火罐的功效：

✅ 加速代谢

✅ 消肿止痛

✅ 祛风散寒化痰

拔罐禁忌：拔火罐一般時間不宜過長。通常不超過20分鐘，以免起水泡，引起感染。若皮膚表面有傷口，嚴重心血管疾病，孕婦等皆不宜拔罐。

Cupping

Cupping Principle: Negative pressure gentle suction is introduced through lightly-heated glass cup onto targeted body part(s). Different techniques include flash cupping, sliding cupping, retained cupping or blood-letting cupping. The main benefits of cupping include the promotion of circulation, restoring meridian flow, and dispelling cold. Pink skin marks after cupping are indicative of healthy body circulation, whilst dark-red marks suggest excess body heat - patients should avoid excess body fatigue from staying up late and having inflammatory foods that are hot, spicy, and/or fried.

Therapeutic benefits of cupping:

✅ Promote metabolism

✅ Alleviate inflammation / pain

✅ Dispel cold and relieve flu

Contradictions: Prolonged cupping is not recommended. A session normally does not exceed 20 minutes to avoid blistering that may cause infection. Cupping is not suitable for patients with open wounds, serious cardiac diseases, and pregnant person.