Cupping regulates local immunomodulation to activate neural-endocrine-immune worknet.

Cupping regulates local immunomodulation to activate neural-endocrine-immune worknet.
Complement Ther Clin Pract. 2017 Aug;28:1-3
Authors: Guo Y, Chen B, Wang DQ, Li MY, Lim CH, Guo Y, Chen Z
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.
PMID: 28779915 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice - August 1, 2017 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Guo Y, Chen B, Wang DQ, Li MY, Lim CH, Guo Y, Chen Z Tags: Complement Ther Clin Pract Source Type: research