Petechial suction therapy in naturopathy
Petechial suction therapy is a relatively unknown term today. It combines the two traditional treatments of massage and suction (cupping). While cupping causes hematomas (bruises), petechial suction therapy leaves the skin covered with small, flea-bite-like blood spots (petechiae).
During the therapy, the patient feels stabbing pain, as if the skin were being scratched, although no injuries are caused to the skin.
At the same time, however, relief is felt, and after the treatment, a pleasant, well-circulated sensation is perceived in the treated area. The therapy is performed up to 10 times, with petechiae usually no longer being triggered after the 8th application, and the patient is pain-free.
Effect:
Circulation is disrupted in areas of skin located over tense muscles (myogelosis). Erythrocytes (red blood cells) accumulate in the smallest blood vessels (capillaries), while the vessel walls become too permeable. Due to the forceful suction and rubbing, the red blood cells (erythrocytes) become deformed and migrate through the capillary wall, causing the stabbing pain.
The blood vessels are not injured, but immediately close again, preventing bleeding. The process is called dry diapedesis. Since many erythrocytes (red blood cells) are now present in the intercellular space, they appear as small red dots.
The therapeutic benefit arises from the leaked erythrocytes, which create more space in the capillaries and thus enable physiological blood flow again, while the capillary vessels regenerate quickly.
Therefore, petechiae can no longer be triggered after several treatments. Since the released red blood cells act as a "stimulation depot" for 3 to 4 days, the purification and detoxification of the tissue is stimulated.
Petechial suction therapy is often supplemented by other therapeutic procedures:
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I would like to point out that the naming of the listed illnesses does not constitute a promise of healing or a guarantee of relief or improvement of the listed conditions. The areas of application of naturopathy are based on the findings and experience of the therapeutic approaches themselves. There are no relevant, reliable scientific findings, i.e., evidence-based studies, that support the effect or therapeutic efficacy of naturopathy.
Some of the listed conditions require conventional medical evaluation or can be treated in a naturopathic practice alongside medical intervention. Your treating therapist will advise you whether treating your condition with naturopathic medicine alone, alongside medical intervention, or whether immediate specialist evaluation is necessary.