Vacuum therapy involves the therapeutic use of air for local treatment. At the same time, a certain pressure is observed, which must necessarily be several times lower than atmospheric pressure. This therapy is often referred to as cupping, endomassage, or decompression.
What is the essence of such a massage?
Vacuum therapy was widely used by oriental healers who used can massage to effectively influence biologically active points in the human body. At all times, this technique showed excellent results. Vacuum treatment can be used to prevent diseases of the spine, which are very common these days.
Modern progress every day leads to the fact that people have reduced physical work to a minimum and began to move little. As a result, a person is faced with constant illness, metabolic disorders, as well as poor blood circulation. That is why the vacuum therapy device becomes a unique tool thatcan directly affect blood microcirculation. Cupping can also be used for treatment to create the necessary vacuum to draw in the skin and soft tissues.
Benefits of Vacuum Therapy
Vacuum massage is carried out using a professional apparatus or special medical cans. They need to be placed in random order throughout the back area in order to enhance the expected effect. The doctor or specialist who performs the procedure must select only active points on the body. Thus, you can quickly and effectively relieve nervous tension, fatigue after hard physical work, and also take care of the he alth of the body.
Vacuum therapy helps to increase the flow of fluid to the skin from deep tissues. For this reason, red spots and bruises can form on a person's skin. But this is an absolutely harmless and normal phenomenon, which should not be considered a complication. Within a few hours or days, all redness will disappear.
With the help of this method, the blood vessels of the internal organs are stimulated. At the place where the jars were placed, enzymes are formed - biologically active substances. They are able to quickly activate the internal metabolism and recovery processes. As a result of the regular use of such a massage, you can notice a significant rejuvenation and renewal of tissues.
Indications for cupping massage
Vacuum therapy is given to patients who experience back pain to limit intakemedicines. With this method, you can cope with the following diseases and possible pathologies:
- Arthrosis.
- Osteochondrosis.
- Curvature of the spine.
- Pain in the back.
- Neurosis or deep depression.
- Neuralgia and neuritis.
- Strong muscle tension.
- Impaired circulation in the limbs.
- Stomach ulcer.
- Hypertension.
- Chronic bronchitis or pneumonia.
Vacuum cupping therapy will help to cope even with bronchial asthma and enuresis. Due to the effective effect on internal tissues and muscles, men will be able to cure impotence, as well as congestive inflammatory processes in the urogenital area. Often, the vacuum helped get rid of dermatosis, urticaria, and neurodermatitis.
What is vacuum gradient therapy?
This is a method similar to vacuum jars and machines, but there is one difference. Vacuum gradient therapy creates double pressure drops. A vertical gradient is created when the tissue is drawn directly into the jar, and a horizontal one is the pressure between containers that have a different neck diameter.
When a doctor uses this method for treatment, he receives varying degrees of air rarefaction in order to effectively work through deeper layers of tissue. Thus, all necessary activesubstances in the blood and cells. It is they who will be sent to the rapid self-healing of the body. Vacuum gradient therapy is carried out in two ways:
- Banks can be moved along the main massage areas. The skin must be preheated with a classic manual massage.
- Vacuum cans are allowed to be moved from one place to another. This massage method will most effectively fight obesity and cellulite on the body.
Features and Benefits of Interval Vacuum Therapy
To restore strength and relax after hard work, you can use interval therapy machines. During the procedure, the person should be exclusively in a horizontal position. The lower limbs and part of the body will be placed in a special cylindrical chamber. At the same time, the total space of the chamber is sealed at waist level. Thanks to a powerful vacuum pump, this space will create optimal conditions for rarefying the air. After that, the apparatus will cycle through the phases of normal and negative pressure.
Interval vacuum therapy is contraindicated in people who have open infected ulcers, acute hernia, cancer, kidney failure, pregnancy and acute thrombophlebitis. Today, this method is widely used in the field of space medicine, for the rehabilitation of patients, athletes, as well as for the treatment and restoration of blood vessels.
Application of magnetic vacuum therapy
Through constant developmentprogress vacuum technologies are improved and expanded. Today, magnetic vacuum therapy, which is considered a progressive method of treatment, is in special demand. With the help of a special apparatus, it is possible to achieve the most effective effect on the metabolism of cells in the human body. The treatment process takes place exclusively at the cellular level and will help many patients get rid of the most severe forms of diseases.
The device for magnetic vacuum therapy is controlled by a computer system. During the session, complete control over the electromagnetic field is provided, which affects the diseased areas on the body. This area includes areas that need urgent and immediate treatment.
How does vacuum therapy affect osteochondrosis?
Back pain is increasingly tormenting the modern generation, because today's youth lead an inactive lifestyle. Such painful sensations can lead to the appearance of osteochondrosis. Its symptoms can be varied - ranging from lumbago to the onset of a headache. When a person is faced with such a problem, he begins to look for all sorts of methods and ways to eliminate pain.
Vacuum therapy for osteochondrosis is the most effective method of treatment. In ancient times, doctors with the help of cans eliminated various ailments, so suitable containers were selected for each patient. They were made of glass, bamboo or ceramics. Today, jars made of glass and pneumatic plastic have found wide application in medical practice.
The principle of cupping massage technique for osteochondrosis
To start the vacuum procedure, you need to properly prepare the body. To do this, you need to use oil, it can be aromatic, massage or baby. Within five minutes, the skin of the back is carefully massaged. Next, banks are taken that are specially designed for vacuum massage. In them it is necessary to lower the tampon set on fire with alcohol. It is best to sharply lower the jar onto the massaged area of \u200b\u200bthe skin and wait until it draws the skin in two centimeters.
All movements during the massage should be smooth and consistent. This procedure can be repeated until the patient feels relief. A large number of people have already been able to appreciate the positive results that vacuum therapy has on their body. Feedback on this technique can be found extremely positive, because the result of cupping massage will be visible even after the first session.
Contraindications to vacuum therapy for osteochondrosis
It is possible to single out the main contraindications to this therapy for the treatment of osteochondrosis:
- High skin sensitivity.
- The presence of large moles in the place where you want to massage.
- Skin cancer.
- High chance of bleeding.
- Tuberculosis.
- Hypertensionthird degree.
- Acute stage of osteochondrosis.
- Pregnancy.
- Malignant tumor.
- Inflammatory processes on the skin.
- Predisposition to seizures.
