Invention and mechanism of iontherapy vacuum cup with Chinese herbs / 中国医学物理学杂志

The article introduced the structure and therapeutic mechanism of the iontherapy vacuum cup with Chinese herbs on acupoints by impulse direct current. The apparatus is an organic mixture by combining iontherapy of physiotherapy in modern medicine with cupping therapy, Chinese herbs, and acu-therapy in traditional Chinese medicine. It has the advantages of lower cost, simple operation and reliable effects, and is a new approach of physiotherapy.