| Literature DB >> 28779915 |
Yang Guo1, Bo Chen2, Dong-Qiang Wang3, Ming-Yue Li4, Calista Hui-Min Lim5, Yi Guo6, Zelin Chen7.
Abstract
Research on cupping therapy is lacking at home and abroad. However, cupping and acupuncture therapy are both surface stimulation therapies. This paper suggests the mechanism of cupping therapy and proposes that the same mechanism underlies both cupping and acupuncture therapy. The microenvironment is changed when stimulating the surface of the skin, and physical signals transform into biological signals, which also interact with each other in the body. These signalling cascades activate the neuroendocrine-immune system, which produces the therapeutic effect.Keywords: Acupuncture therapy; Cupping therapy; Mechanism
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28779915 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2017.04.005
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Complement Ther Clin Pract ISSN: 1744-3881 Impact factor: 2.446