Treatment with medical banks still causes debate among specialists in official and informal medicine. The method is considered contradictory, mysterious. At the same time, it has long been proven to be extremely effective, while remaining simple and affordable to use.
A bit of history
Vacuum for treatment was used in ancient times. This knowledge, transmitted from generation to generation, formed the techniques that have survived to this day. The first evidence of their use is recorded in ancient Egypt. In one of the temples, which was built more than two thousand years ago, they found images of medical cans. The ancients used not glass as material, but copper, bronze, and even animal horns.
In China, vacuum massage was also known and applied . Official medicine came to the use of the method through this country. Chinese cans were made from bamboo and ceramics. They knew exactly what diseases and how to apply them.
In Europe, barbers also had pots in their arsenal. However, the application was different than in the East. They were simply substituted so that blood would drip better from specially incised skin. It was believed that bloodletting was able to "stretch" the disease.
Over time, treatment with banks became more competent, and in the mid-19th century, it was scientifically substantiated by the Russian surgeon N.I. Pirogov, calling his method an external vacuum aspiration.
Operating principle
Banks today are glass (with and without a cylinder), plastic and silicone. The most effective are those made of glass. The vacuum in them is created by burning air. The action of the can with and without a cylinder is practically the same. By suctioning the patient’s skin, blood circulation and lymph flow are stimulated. Moreover, this occurs both in the skin and in the deep tissues. Beneficial effects even reach the internal organs. Due to this, the tissues receive the nutrition they need, and the inflammation quickly goes away.
A massage that promotes muscle activity and elasticity of the skin is also considered traditional.
Indications
Although clear criteria for the use of cans have not been selected at present, experienced doctors have been successfully treating them with cans for a long time, especially for inflammation in the chest area, such as bronchitis or pneumonia. They are also used for radiculitis, intercostal neuralgia and myositis.
Contraindications
Like any method, it has contraindications for use. Often banks put their loved ones without a doctor's prescription. If a person knows how to do this and in what cases, then it’s good. However, some restrictions must be taken into account, and sometimes a direct ban. So, bank treatment is contraindicated in the following diseases: pulmonary tuberculosis; cancer; bleeding from the lungs; fever; exhaustion; high temperature. For some patients, it is better not to use them with sensitive skin.
Action cans
Doctors often compare banks with mustard plasters and offer one of these species to choose from for the patient. A vacuum is created in the skin-set jar. It sucks the skin, breaks the capillaries, thereby provoking hemorrhages. But this process only helps to stimulate blood circulation and lymph movement. Then the tissues are better saturated with blood, and the inflammation goes away.
How to put cans
It is important to learn how to apply the method correctly. For the procedure, you must prepare petroleum jelly, cotton wool with a towel, alcohol and tweezers. Traditionally, the patient is laid on his stomach, he wraps his hands around the pillow. The back is first lightly lubricated with petroleum jelly. If not, you can use a fat cream. Cotton wool is wound on tweezers. The resulting wick is moistened in alcohol and set on fire. Literally for a second, it is substituted under the can, holding it with the hole down, after which it is immediately applied to the body. The skin is thus retracted and acquires a crimson hue. During burning, in no case should you touch the edges of the can, as the glass heats up and there is a risk of burns.
After the required number of cans has already been delivered, the patient is covered with a blanket and left for a quarter of an hour. Throughout the session, you should monitor the condition of the person and observe that strong hematomas do not form. Remove the cans at a slight slope by lightly pressing on the skin at their edge. After the procedure, the skin is wiped, and then the patient is well wrapped and laid in a warm bed for half an hour.
How to put vacuum cans of silicone? This is made even easier. They do not need to be set on fire or do other manipulations. It is enough to lubricate the patient's back with oil, squeeze the jar and put it in the right place. Removal also occurs by light pressure.
Where to put
For respiratory diseases, banks are placed on the back. This is a traditional method. Those whose skin is covered with hair, they are pre-shaved. Also, banks are placed on the chest.
With bronchitis and pneumonia, medical glass jars are placed opposite each other on both sides of the spine at a distance of 2-3 centimeters. Another pair is set under the shoulder blades. With myositis and muscle sprains, they are placed directly on the problem area. When staged, pay attention to the skin. It is better to avoid those places where there are moles, warts and papillomas.
There are zones on the body where this method is not used. This is the area of the mammary glands in women, as well as the spine, kidneys, heart.
How often to put
Before proceeding to the procedure and directly with it, it is necessary to monitor the patient. The temperature should be no higher than 37 degrees and not increase during the day. If there are no contraindications, then the course lasts up to a week. Bank treatment is carried out every other day. It is better to put in different places each time so as not to affect hematomas, if any.
Bruises will pass no earlier than half a month. Therefore, if you are planning a trip to the sea or appearing in the evening in the near future in an open dress, it is better to take other methods of treatment, for example, use mustard plasters.
Massage
In addition to staging in certain places, a massage with banks is also a very common method. For its implementation, you need only one bank. It is very important that the patient takes a comfortable position and relaxes.
As with the installation, treatment with vacuum jars by massage is carried out on oiled skin. To do this, use petroleum jelly or a special cream for massage.
Compared to the above, this procedure is very painful. Therefore, it is best to use cans with a cylinder, where the suction force can be easily adjusted and changed depending on the areas where the massage is done. After the procedure, it is not necessary to maintain a lying position. However, half an hour will be required to relax in the warmth.
This method gives excellent results in the treatment of cellulite. The impact is based, in particular, on a rush of blood to problem areas. There, metabolic processes in tissues improve, immunity increases and, as a result, the normal structure of the skin begins to recover. The action of medical cans on the skin is as follows:
- due to the improvement of the lymphatic drainage process, fat cells in the cellulite tubercles dissolve;
- blood flow and circulation through the vessels increases and accelerates, the same thing happens in fat cells, due to this they are better broken down;
- the skin is smoothed and becomes more elastic.
Execution technique
We will learn the basic rules of how to do massage using Chinese cans. Before the procedure, take a shower and apply anti-cellulite cosmetics.
So, for starters, take a comfortable position. It should be such that the entire area can be easily affected. At the same time, the muscles relax.
The skin is lubricated with anti-cellulite cream, lotion or a special composition of essential oils. After applying the product and making a light massage with your hands, they give it a few minutes to absorb, and then proceed to the procedure.
Using a silicone jar, it is squeezed and leaned against the skin, unclenching. First, the degree of suction is minimized. If the thigh surface is processed, then you should move from bottom to top, and then with wavy and zigzag movements.
Gradually, suction makes it stronger, but there should not be excessive pain, otherwise hematomas will remain on the skin. For each zone, the massage should be about ten minutes.
The benefits and harms of medical jars are disclosed as follows: after the procedure, bruises may remain, but cellulite will gradually decrease.
Strong hematomas can be avoided if you do not stop during the session.
The course usually lasts a month or a half, depending on the sensitivity of the skin. In this case, you do not need to do massage every day. It is best to repeat the procedure every other day, after a maximum of two. After it, it is good to apply anti-cellulite cream on the skin and make a wrap using a food film. Then the effect of the procedure will increase significantly. Many women who have tried this method say that the skin after the procedures becomes much more elastic, and cellulite disappears. Beauticians advise to repeat the effect, repeat the course after a month's break.
To achieve the desired in the fight against cellulite, you need to show persistence and patience. One or two procedures will not lead to anything. But if you conduct a whole course without laziness and without forgetting, then a positive result will not be long in coming.
It turns out that the benefits and harms of medical cans are entirely dependent on how to use them. During massage, the same contraindications apply as when staged. But, in addition to this, varicose veins are added to them. Then you will have to give up vacuum massage on your legs.