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Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

Nuclear Medicine & Radiation Therapy

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Cupping Therapy

Cupping therapy is an ancient method of treatment that has been utilized in the treatment of a broad range of conditions. There are many sorts of cupping therapy; however, dry and wet cupping are the 2 main types. Dry cupping pulls the skin into the cup without scarification’s, while in wet cupping the skin is lacerated in order that blood is drawn into the cup. Although cupping has been a treatment for hundreds of years, and had been employed by various culture and societies, its mechanism of action isn't well understood. Recently, interest in cupping has re-emerged and subsequently, several studies have begun to research the mechanisms underpinning cupping therapy. For the mainstream doctors trained in western medical sciences, the main target is essentially on the biomedical causes of disease, while traditional medicine practitioners take a holistic approach. Research scientists tend to elucidate a specific phenomenon or effect of a drug or device or cupping therapy by describing its underlying mechanism (s). In practice, description of a mechanism is never complete because details of related processes are not fully identified. Hypothesis-focused research, however, allows investigators to spot cause-effect relationships, and may be a powerful method for modifying theories about intervention-outcome paradigm. Cupping may be a simple application of quick, vigorous, rhythmical strokes to stimulate muscles and is especially helpful within the treatment of aches and pains related to various diseases. Thus, cupping carries the potential to reinforce the standard of life. Each cupping session takes about 20 min and could be conducted in five steps. The first step includes primary suction. In this phase, the therapist allocates specific points or areas for cupping and disinfects the world. A cup with an appropriate size is placed on the chosen site and therefore the therapist sucks the air inside the cup by flame, electrical or manual suction. Then the cup is applied to the skin and left for a period of three to 5 min. The second step is about scarification or puncturing. Superficial incisions are made on the skin using Surgical Scalpel Blade or puncturing with a needle, auto-lancing device or a plum-blossom needle. The third step is about suction and bloodletting. The cup is placed back on the skin using the similar procedure described above for three to 5 min. The fourth step includes the removal of the cup, followed by the fifth step which includes dressing the area after cleaning and disinfecting with FDA approved skin disinfectant.

 

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