Is cupping okay for children?

In daily life, we often see elderly friends at home doing cupping from time to time to regulate and treat some of their diseases. Because the effect is good in the end, they have won more trust. Therefore, they also hope that the children at home can also do this cupping to prevent and treat some of their diseases. So is it okay for children to do cupping? Please discuss with me in the next time.

Can. In fact, children can be cupped, but because children's skin is delicate, the cupping time should not be too long.

Cupping is also beneficial for children, especially for those with poor physical constitution. Cupping on the back can improve immunity. When cupping children, it is important to control the time and continue cupping until the skin turns red. However, cupping is not suitable for people with blood diseases, skin swelling, sores or other skin injuries. It is also prohibited for children with thrombocytopenic purpura. If blisters form due to long extraction time, puncture the blisters with a sterilized needle, disinfect with iodine, and bandage with gauze to avoid infection.

Here are two cupping methods that are suitable for children:

Children with diarrhea: Pull up and down along the navel, or go down along the spine from the top to the buttocks.

Children who have caught a cold: You can apply the massage from the back, two finger widths away from both sides of the spine, moving from top to bottom.

Cupping is one of the traditional diagnostic and treatment methods in Chinese medicine. Children's internal organs are delicate, their body functions are fragile, and their disease resistance is low. If they are not properly cared for, they are prone to respiratory diseases such as colds, coughs, asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, etc. Children's gastrointestinal tract is fragile, and their spleen and stomach functions are not yet sound, so they are easily damaged by diet, causing spleen and stomach functions disorders, and digestive system diseases such as indigestion, abdominal distension, abdominal pain, stagnation, malnutrition, constipation, and diarrhea. These common and frequently occurring diseases in children can be prevented and treated through cupping therapy.

I believe that through the discussion of the above paragraphs, most friends have their own unique insights and understandings on whether children can undergo cupping. Of course, I would like to remind everyone that because many of the physical functions of children are not fully developed, we should strengthen their resistance and immunity, and also provide them with more nutrition.