Chinese Cupping therapy helps relieve Arthritis deformans

Location cupped and methods:
Acupoints selected: Dazhui, Shenshu (BL23), Zhiyang, Jinshuo, Pishu (BL20), Quchi (LI 11), Chize (LU5), Zusanli (ST 36), Weizhong (BL 40)

Methods:
1. Cupping cup: you should adopt close cupping on to suck Du meridian, the urinary bladder channel of foot-taiyang and elbow joint after flash of fire.

2. Acucupping: after the disinfection of the acupoints of Dazhui, Shenzhu, Zhiyang, Jinsuo, Pishu, Shenshu, Weizhong, Zusanli, Chize and Quchi, you should use the acupuncture needles to prick them and then adopt cupping after flash of fire to suck the acupoints.

3. Cupping of venesection: you should use dermal needles to insert fast along du meridian until the skin turns red bu without bleeding, and then you should use three-edged needles to prick arthrocele or extension until bleeding. At last, you should adopt cupping after flash of fire.

4. Medicinal cupping:  you should first dip Chuanwu, Caowu, Honghua, Danggui, Cishaoyao, Sigualou, Baiqi, Guizhi, Haifengteng, Chouwutong, each for 15 gram, into the 500-ml alcohol and get the juice. Then you should daub the alcohol juice onto the pathological joint and get them cupped after flash of fire.