The benefits of blood donation in pain management

The benefits of blood donation in pain management

Hospitals now using leeches in medical practice? There is nothing new in this.

Bleeding with leeches was common in Western medicine in the 1830s until it was discarded for more sophisticated techniques. In fact, the medicinal use of leeches dates back to the beginnings of civilization, with mention being made in Egyptian tombs and ancient Chinese writings. The principle behind using leeches is to drain stagnant blood.

Lately I've been particularly impressed by the great health results that can be achieved through blood donation (taking out stagnant blood). Bleeding is a fairly common practice in acupuncture and possibly other alternative therapies.

Unfortunately, blood is in a bad mood now. Most people want to avoid contact with unknown blood.

However, if people could rise above these objections, they would find that the benefits of bloodshed (and by that I mean just that) are profound. For example, just a few drops of blood from an acupuncture point can have a significant impact on blood pressure within two hours.

Provided a patient can afford to lose a little blood, bleeding has great benefits (with some exceptions).

First, the skin in the affected area is broken with a diabetic lance and then the blood is squeezed out. If a large amount of blood needs to be drawn, a specially designed glass or plastic cup is placed over the site. The skin sucks into the cup and the pressure causes a large amount of blood to be drawn. Sometimes such a large amount comes out that the cup quickly fills with blood, making this a pretty messy process. If the underlying blood has not been circulating for some time, the blood that comes out will be dark in color and will bubble or bubble due to the heat in the area.

Cupping kits are sold at acupuncture suppliers. I have noticed glass cups for sale in Chinese supermarkets, although these require the use of a flame for them to adhere to the skin. The cupping kits used by acupuncturists usually work with a pump device, which is preferable because it is much easier to control the amount of flesh (and therefore blood) that is sucked into the cup. The cup can sometimes be very painful when applied to certain sensitive areas.

Situations that scream bleeding include red, swollen, lumpy areas like gout on the feet. I once treated a man who couldn't walk for a week because a huge red lump under his big toe was diagnosed as gout. After the lump was pricked and a good bit of blood squeezed out, the swelling quickly subsided and the man was amazed that the pain had dissipated and he could now walk without discomfort. No other treatment would have worked so quickly. Apparently he has not had a recurrence of the illness since that day.

Another person who had been hit by a baseball bat showed me his shin, which was now a mottled black color. After piercing the entire area, a large amount of blood was drained within an hour. The blood coming out was black and thick. However, at the end of the treatment, his shinbone looked much better in color and appearance and his leg was much less painful. If the stagnant blood had remained in his shin, not only would it have been painful, it would have restricted blood flow and Qi circulation in the leg.

A few years ago I had a heel spur and at times I was in such agony that all I could do was crawl around the house. The relief I experienced from piercing and cupping my heel and foot was absolutely amazing. The internal heat in my foot was so great that the blood flowing from the stung area sprayed into the cup with volcanic fury.

The beauty of bleeding is that it draws out the old, stagnant, overheated, and often black blood and allows the body to replace it with new, clean blood. Just a few drops of blood squeezed out have a profound effect on blood flow throughout the body.

Of course, this is a medical practice and, as with all things medical, should be used with caution. In particular, there are several contraindications to the use of cups. They should not be used on the stomach or lower back of pregnant women. in people with heart problems, blood vessel diseases, anemic or weak patients; in the neck area or when organs are inflamed or perforated. There are other contraindications that should be investigated.

Bleeding should never be performed on people taking blood thinning medications, such as: B. Warfarin because the patient won't stop bleeding. Diabetics and patients with heart disease should not be soaked in blood. Anemic or weak patients should not pass blood because they cannot afford to lose blood.

The purpose of this article was to bring attention to the use of bloodletting as an alternative treatment to prescription medications. However, it is recommended to seek advice from a trained therapist before use.

Inspired by Roslyn Motter