Cupping treatment for patients with kidney deficiency type menstrual disorders

Kidney deficiency type menstrual disorders are mainly manifested by irregular menstrual cycles, small amount of menstruation, light red or dark red color, thin menstrual blood, sore waist and knees, heel pain, dizziness, tinnitus, or coldness in the lower abdomen, or frequent urination at night. Cupping therapy uses cups as tools, and uses burning, squeezing and other methods to remove the air in the cups, creating negative pressure, so that the cups are adsorbed on specific parts of the body surface, producing extensive stimulation, forming local congestion or blood stasis, and thus treating diseases. The methods of cupping therapy for patients with kidney deficiency type menstrual disorders are as follows:

Select acupuncture points

Choose Shenshu, Qihai, Guanyuan, Sanyinjiao, and Zhaohai; you can also choose Shenshu, Mingmen, Qixue, Guanyuan, and Taixi.

Acupoint Location

Shenshu: On the waist, 1.5 inches lateral to the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Qihai: In the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, 1.5 inches below the navel.

Guanyuan: In the lower abdomen, on the anterior midline, 3 inches below the navel.

Sanyinjiao: On the inner side of the calf, 3 inches above the tip of the inner ankle, behind the inner edge of the tibia.

Zhaohai: On the inner side of the foot, in the depression below the tip of the medial malleolus.

Mingmen: On the waist, on the posterior midline, in the depression below the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebra.

Qi point: In the lower abdomen, 3 inches below the umbilicus and 0.5 inches away from the anterior midline.

Taixi: Behind the medial malleolus on the inner side of the foot, in the depression between the tip of the medial malleolus and the Achilles tendon.

Cupping method

Use the moxibustion cupping method. First, use moxa sticks to warm each acupoint for 15 minutes, until the skin feels warm and the body feels comfortable, then suck out the fire cupping cup, leave the cupping cup for 10 minutes, once a day, 10 times as a course of treatment.