대한물리치료과학회지 (Journal of Korean Physical Therapy Science)
- 제5권4호
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- Pages.729-750
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- 1998
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- 2733-6441(pISSN)
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- 2733-645X(eISSN)
물리치료의 장에 부항 적용에 대한 고찰
A Review of Cupping Application in the field of Physical Therapy
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Shin, Hong-Cheul
(Dept. Physical Therapy, Won Kwang Health Science College) ;
- Seo, Gyu-Won (Dept. Physical Therapy, Shinsung College) ;
- Kim, Kang-Su (Dept. Physical Therapy, Won Kwang Health Science College) ;
- Kim, Woo-Jin (Dept. Physical Therapy, Won Kwang Health Science College)
- 발행 : 1998.12.31
초록
The purpose of this Review is to help activities of daily living by normalizing bodily functions through the use of negative pressure. Cupping therapy has been holding the important role as a form of treatment in ancient medicine of Oriental and Occidental country, and still being used widely due to it's effectiveness. Principle of Cupping therapy is to neutralize somatic dysfunctions by elimination of nonphysiological somatic fluid of hematoma through application of negative pressure on region of dermatomal meridian. The effectiveness of Cupping therapy as follows; 1) Effects on acid base balance of bodily fluid. 2) Through the reabsorption of subcutaneous hematoma, it affects on formation of immune system and produce the blood serum cleaning reaction. 3) By application of negative pressure on subcutaneous, induce renal system to produce steroid hormone. 4) By stimulating hemopoietic system, it maxmize the blood production level. Recently, Alternative medicine has been a focus due to it's nature of effectiveness and safety without adverse complication. Therefore, every family possess and use the cupping modality for preventive measure and/or treatment purpose in order to eliminate accumulated byproducts of body and clean the blood system.