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The Effect of Traditional Cupping on Pain and Mechanical Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Cramer, Holger
Lauche, Romy
Saha, Felix J.
Hohmann, Claudia
Musial, Frauke
Dobos, Gustav
Rampp, Thomas
Langhorst, Jost
Choi, Kyung-Eun
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-12-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Introduction.
Cupping has been used since antiquity in the treatment of pain conditions.
In this pilot study, we investigated the effect of traditional cupping therapy on chronic nonspecific neck pain (CNP) and mechanical sensory thresholds.
Methods.
Fifty CNP patients were randomly assigned to treatment (TG, n=25) or waiting list control group (WL, n=25).
TG received a single cupping treatment.
Pain at rest (PR), pain related to movement (PM), quality of life (SF-36), Neck Disability Index (NDI), mechanical detection (MDT), vibration detection (MDT), and pressure pain thresholds (PPT) were measured before and three days after a single cupping treatment.
Patients also kept a pain and medication diary (PaDi, MeDi) during the study.
Results.
Baseline characteristics were similar in the two groups.
After cupping TG reported significantly less pain (PR: −17.9 mm VAS, 95%CI −29.2 to −6.6; PM: −19.7, 95%CI −32.2 to −7.2; PaDi: −1.5 points on NRS, 95%CI −2.5 to −0.4; all P<0.05) and higher quality of life than WL (SF-36, Physical Functioning: 7.5, 95%CI 1.4 to 13.5; Bodily Pain: 14.9, 95%CI 4.4 to 25.4; Physical Component Score: 5.0, 95%CI 1.4 to 8.5; all P<0.05).
No significant effect was found for NDI, MDT, or VDT, but TG showed significantly higher PPT at pain-areas than WL (in lg(kPa); pain-maximum: 0.088, 95%CI 0.029 to 0.148, pain-adjacent: 0.118, 95%CI 0.038 to 0.199; both P<0.01).
Conclusion.
A single application of traditional cupping might be an effective treatment for improving pain, quality of life, and hyperalgesia in CNP.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lauche, Romy& Cramer, Holger& Hohmann, Claudia& Choi, Kyung-Eun& Rampp, Thomas& Saha, Felix J.…[et al.]. 2011. The Effect of Traditional Cupping on Pain and Mechanical Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lauche, Romy…[et al.]. The Effect of Traditional Cupping on Pain and Mechanical Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lauche, Romy& Cramer, Holger& Hohmann, Claudia& Choi, Kyung-Eun& Rampp, Thomas& Saha, Felix J.…[et al.]. The Effect of Traditional Cupping on Pain and Mechanical Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-10.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1028311
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1028311