The debate about the benefits of cans on the back continues to this day. Many people who lived in the era of developed socialism know about cans for medicinal purposes. In those days, it was a rather effective, albeit slightly uncomfortable, treatment. Nowadays, this method is practically not used, but nevertheless, the fashion of recent years has returned this treatment option to everything Soviet. Putting cans on the back: is this method effective, and what are the sides of the same coin? Let's try to figure it out.
History reference
The first mention of staging cans dates back to the annals that have come down to us since ancient Egypt. In numerous drawings of the "painters" of that time, depicting healing, historians found characteristic drawings. Small spherical objects depicted on the backs of the wards, and healers with a torch-shaped object in their hands helped researchers to conclude that, most likely, these devices were banks.
Ancient Rome is marked by wider information on this subject. Some records preserved from one of the Andromachs (famous healers at the court of Nero, who had the same name for everyone), testify to the emperor’s addiction to certain glass flasks that glowed and placed him in the area of the intimate zone. Often the flasks were pre-filled with some kind of liquid white metal, whose membership in a particular chemical element can only be guessed. In those days it was believed that this metal raises male power and gives a person supernormal abilities. To date, comparing all the available information about the reign of this emperor, it remains only to speculate whether these procedures could influence his mental state, or whether all these are simple coincidences.
Asia did not lag behind. In the heart of the East, in China, various cans of red clay, ceramics, safflower and bamboo were distributed. Eastern healers kept knowledge of how to put banks on their backs for centuries, passing them through generations. In the set of each doctor of that time was a whole arsenal of devices of different diameters and sizes. It was believed that each segment of the body corresponds to its own type of cans, and in addition, much depended on the time of day. The latter mainly concerned the direction of the flame, which, entering the bank, must necessarily be directed towards the sun. It was believed that in this way the flame receives vital energy from its God and, when properly brought into the container, can transfer it to a needy person. This tradition in its unaltered form has survived to the present day.
The essence of the procedure
Putting cans on the back determines a simple mechanism of action: a vacuum space is created inside, which draws in a certain area of the skin. Since it is tightened by means of temperature, chemical and metabolic processes are activated in the skin layer that has been exposed to vacuum, blood circulation and lymph flow are improved, which contributes to the intensive removal of toxins from the subcutaneous layers, and in the case of bronchi, intensive withdrawal is stimulated sputum.
Types of Medical Cans
Medical banks are divided into several types.
- Conventional glass with a semicircular bottom are the most effective in effect, as they provide both temperature and suction effects.
- Cans of polymeric materials exclude direct thermal effects. Due to the fusibility of these devices, it is carried out by applying heating materials to the skin surface before setting.
- Cans with a top air extractor, or “Chinese cans”, are a type of containers that have a glass base that allows direct temperature exposure, and the air is sucked up from above using an electric air suction pump.
- Cosmetic varieties of cans: bamboo, silicone, etc. They are designed to slightly stimulate the internal structures of the skin. They are considered ineffective as a full-fledged medical device and are used mainly as surface therapy.
Speaking about the features of each type of cans, it should be noted that along with a large number of varieties, classic glass jars require more experience when setting up than other types. Perhaps this is due to their more effective effect, as well as to certain risks of burns to the patient.
Indications and contraindications
Setting cans on different parts of the body, including on the back, has its positive and negative sides, which must be taken into account so as not to harm the body.
The effect of cans on the back gives the following effect:
- muscle fibers are relaxed and fully nourished;
- intracellular respiration is restored;
- all pathogenic and inflammatory processes are localized;
- accelerated removal of sputum from the respiratory organs;
- immunity support of the inner layers of the skin;
- reduction of pain with osteochondrosis, a decrease in its manifestations.
Indications for cans
The benefits of putting cans on your back will be invaluable if you use them to treat the following problems:
- Removing the pain syndrome: with spinal pain, cans are an excellent distraction. The most popular setting of cans on the back with osteochondrosis. Skin sensations are transferred to nearby areas, and the procedure itself distracts a person from existing pains, removing the concentration of attention on them. In addition, banks, creating point areas with increased metabolic processes, take away with their help the excess fluid from the pain center, thereby relieving internal pressure there.
- Su-Jog effect: it is known that each area on the body corresponds to the projection of a specific organ or organ system. Thus, the spinal cord corresponds to the stomach, intestines and biliary tract, the shoulder region to the kidneys, and the lumbosacral region to the respiratory and cardiovascular systems. Proper stimulation of these departments has a complex stimulating effect on these organs.
- Cosmetological effect: the vacuum stimulation of certain areas contributes to the accelerated elimination of toxins and toxins both from this area and from the body as a whole, because the effect of banks has not a superficial, but a profound effect on the body.
- Massage effect of cans: pulling in certain skin areas, the vacuum automatically affects the deep subcutaneous muscle receptors, causing a reduction or relaxation of small groups of muscle fibers. Such manipulation trains the general muscle tone, making the skin supple and toned.
- Banks for insomnia: it is known that this procedure improves the blood microcirculation in certain halos of the skin captured by the bank. It should be noted that at the same time, blood flows from the brain, which plays a calming role and gradually immerses the nervous system in sleep.
- As a therapeutic measure for coughing (ARVI, tracheitis, bronchitis, pneumonia, etc.). Due to the deep stimulation of internal tissues, blood and lymph flow, the procedure helps to thin and accelerate the elimination of sputum.
Contraindications to the use of cans
It is important to understand that not all types of therapeutic effects can be shown in certain situations. When is the harm from cans on the back far greater than the benefit?
- At temperatures above 37 ° C, the setting of cans can aggravate the condition by the fact that it can cause an additional increase in temperature, even if non-glass types of cans are used.
- In case of infectious lesions of the epidermis: since banks imply a profound effect, along with the stimulating effect, further penetration of pathogenic microorganisms into deeper layers is possible.
- Tuberculosis: in this case, due to the stimulation of blood flow, the further spread of the infectious process is possible, as well as increased reproduction of the pathogens themselves.
- The presence of blood in sputum: this condition requires close medical supervision, in addition, the setting of cans can increase internal bleeding.
- Psoriasis: even if the staging area does not cover the lesion and at the moment there is no relapse, it is undesirable to put the cans in view of the strong internal tissue stimulation.
- Oncology: due to increased stimulation of lymph, accelerated development of metastases in the body is possible.
- Other infectious diseases, such as meningitis, in which setting cans can aggravate a pathogenic clinic.
Procedure Algorithm
The algorithm for placing medical cans on the back is selected based on the state of the soft tissues, for which the banks will fully cling, and the procedure will be more efficient. So, it is preferable to stimulate the upper lateral segments of the back and lower lumbar. In order to clearly understand how to correctly place the banks on the back without causing the patient uncomfortable sensations, it is important to familiarize yourself with the technique of the procedure. It is described below.
How to put cans on your back with bronchitis
- Carefully inspect all prepared devices for integrity: cracks and chips can cause injury to the patient.
- Jars should be washed well with soap under running warm water and wiped thoroughly.
- To make glass jars, you will need matches, a long metal stick, knitting needles (or chimney matches), cotton wool, alcohol solution, oily cream, massage oil or petroleum jelly.
- For the duration of the procedure, the patient is laid on his stomach.
- The upper part of the back (to the bottom line of the shoulder blades) is wiped with alcohol to disinfect, after 5-10 minutes you need to wipe the back with massage cream.
- Cotton wool is wound on a long needle, thoroughly moistened, blotted to remove excess fluid and set on fire.
- A needle with a torch is placed inside the can, held for a couple of seconds and sharply set the capacity on the patient's body. In this case, you must make sure that the jar is tightly sucked.
- After installing the cans, the patient is covered with a blanket and remains lying about 20 minutes. However, at some points, the question of how much to keep the cans on the back should be approached individually, since the sensitivity of the skin is different for everyone. It is necessary to monitor the process every 5 minutes to avoid bruising.
- The can is removed by slightly tilting to the side. For a more comfortable separation process, it is advisable to have cotton swabs to gently stick the stick between the jar and the skin if the suction cup is too tight.
- Placement of cans is lubricated with massage oil or cream, and the person remains to lie for another 5-10 minutes, then he dresses warmly.
How to put cans on your back with osteochondrosis
This question is asked by many. There are no significant differences between the methods of setting cans on the back with osteochondrosis and bronchitis. Basically, they come down to the location and duration of the procedure in time. With osteochondrosis, the procedure should not exceed 10 minutes, and the place is determined by the sore back (banks are set at a distance of 5 cm from it).
Some general guidelines for installing cans
- You can also put cans on the backs of children. The main thing is to remember that the average procedure time should not exceed 10 minutes, and the number of devices - eight pieces.
- Adults usually have up to 16 pieces, the time and place where the banks are placed on the back are selected individually. Do not place instruments on the spine and lateral areas of the back (region of the liver and kidneys).
What complication can there be after cans
The most common complication from improperly placed cans is a burn of the skin. To avoid it, it is recommended not immediately after the fire to impose banks, but wait a few seconds. You can also treat your back with a certain amount of oily cream containing panthenol (bipantene). Another common form of complication after cans is hematoma formation. In this case, along with bruising, there is a baking of blood under the influence of the temperature of the cans and the risk of thrombosis increases.
The benefits of cans on the back have been described and tested for centuries. This is a truly effective remedy for incipient bronchitis or osteochondrosis, familiar to most people from childhood. However, it is necessary to correctly combine the benefits and harms of each medical event, because harming yourself is much easier than correcting the consequences later.