走罐法是依靠有润滑功能的介质，将火罐吸附于人体并来回推移，起到开泄腠理、扶正祛邪，吸邪外出的作用。 因寒热温凉的走罐介质不同，疗效亦有不同。 走罐集温灸、拔罐、刮痧、按摩和药物疗法功效于一体，罐疗施术皮肤，内治能疏通经络脏腑，行气逐瘀、祛邪排毒、通痹止痛、清热消肿的目的。走罐过程中以受试者机体功能状态为基础，采用不同手法、不同介质，对经络穴位进行不同方式的刺激，达到扶正祛邪效果，尤其对痛证治疗效果显著。痛证病机分为不通则痛和不荣则痛，临床表现复杂多样，不通与不荣常并见，因此临床首先考虑用通法治痛。 走罐可消除疼痛病因，通过调气、活血、和血，阻断疼痛感知，临床收到较好疗效。

Cupping method depends on the lubricating medium. Cupping is adsorbed on the human body back，and is pushed back and forth，which plays roles of KAI XIE COU LI，FU ZHENG QU XIE and XI XIE WAI CHU. There are different therapeutic effects due to different lubricating medium of cupping，such as cold and heat. Cupping plays therapeutic effects of moxibustion，cupping，scraping，massage and drug therapy. Cupping treats on skins，which can dredge the meridians，regulate functions of viscera，promote circulation of qi and activate blood，dispel evil detoxification，relieve blockage and analgesia，and clear heat for detumescence. During cupping，functional status of subjects was used as the basis. The different kinds of manuduction and different lubricating medium of cupping are used to stumulate acupoints，which strengthen the body resistance to eliminate pathogenic factor，especially for pain treatment. The main pathogenesis of pain is impassability pain and not glory pain. Clinical manifestations of pain are diverse and complex. The impassability and not glory for pain often occur simultaneously. Therefore the dredging method should be considered first in clinical for treatment of pain. Cupping can eliminate the cause of pain by regulating breath，promoting blood circulation，and block pain perception，which shows good clinical effect.