Man suffers stroke after cupping to treat back and neck pain at home

On the afternoon of June 4, information from Military Hospital 175 said that they had just successfully treated patient NVS (35 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City) who suffered a stroke, caused by unsafe cupping treatment at home.

It is known that Mr. S is healthy, recently transferred to the Emergency Department of Military Hospital 175 in a state of lethargy, complete loss of language, complete paralysis of the right side of the body, and the skin on the left side of the neck still has traces of the cupping device.

The medical team at Military Hospital 175 treated a patient who had unsafe cupping at home, leading to a critical stroke.

Immediately, the hospital activated the stroke alarm procedure (code stroke). After urgent clinical and paraclinical examination, the doctors diagnosed the patient with a second-hour left hemisphere ischemic stroke due to occlusion of the left internal carotid artery and left middle cerebral artery by a blood clot.

Immediately after the intervention, the patient continued to receive intensive medical care at the Department of Neurology. In less than 48 hours, the patient fully recovered consciousness and muscle strength.

Ten days later, cognitive language function fully recovered, with only a few motor language function deficits remaining and he is currently on the path of speech therapy rehabilitation.

Doctor Ta Vuong Khoa, Head of the vascular intervention team of the neurointerventional unit, Department of Neurology of the hospital, said that this is a very severe and complicated stroke case, a rare clinical case in the world .

CT scan of patient S.

The entire left hemisphere of the brain stopped supplying blood, seriously threatening the patient's life. Doctors had to race against time to save the patient.

"What is worth mentioning in this patient's case is that cupping therapy, a long-standing and widely used treatment method among the people, is the direct cause of internal carotid artery dissection," Dr. Khoa shared.

According to Military Hospital 175, the principle of cupping therapy is to create negative pressure in specialized cups attached to the skin to generate suction, the suction can be very strong depending on the skill or desire of the practitioner and the person being treated.

Therefore, it is recommended to avoid placing on areas of the body with thin skin and muscles, and shallow blood vessels to avoid the risk of causing vascular trauma.

Military Hospital 175 has also received stroke cases, including critical stroke cases, caused by trauma causing dissection of the neck arteries, both the internal carotid and vertebral arteries, after the "neck cracking" movements of barbers, masseurs... on their customers, or simply after excessive neck rotation, bending and flexing movements of the patient himself.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/nguoi-dan-ong-dot-quy-sau-khi-giac-hoi-chua-dau-lung-dau-vai-gay-tai-nha-192240604130345439.htm