The Chinese man, who leads to chronic back pain, asked his niece to help him with cupping to alleviate the symptoms. Instead of adhering to the recommended maximum duration of 15 minutes, he left the cups on his back for two days.
Muscle tension lost in both legs
After almost 48 hours of continuous cupping, his lower limbs failed more and more until he could no longer lift his legs. His family immediately brought him to the hospital.
Doctors found that the patient had lost muscle tension in both legs and had four large bruises on his back. After thorough investigation, the hard -to -hard verdict fell: a paraplegia or a damage to the spinal cord.
Spinal cord damaged
According to the doctor, the cause was clear: incorrect cups, with a long -term and too strong suction. ,, The spinal cord runs from the brainstem and plays a key role in controlling movement and feeling. In a paraplegia, the patient can lose or feel the ability to move or feel in many parts of the body, “said Professor Au Duong Hoa Binh, head of the hospital’s neurosurgery department.” In the case of Mr. Tran, we registered an almost complete loss of feeling and movement under the navel down. “
Cupping himself entails great risks, he warns. “If the pressure persists too strong or too long, the capillaries under the skin are damaged and the consequences can reach into the spinal cord.”
According to specialists, a safe cupping session may take at most fifteen minutes and the cups should certainly not be placed along the spine. “With symptoms such as numbness or weakness in the limbs, immediately medical examination is needed,” it still sounds.
The man is still staying in the hospital. According to doctors, his chances of recovery are very limited.