Trial reportChinese journal of integrative medicine2018
Wet Cupping Therapy Improves Local Blood Perfusion and Analgesic Effects in Patients with Nerve-Root Type Cervical Spondylosis.
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- Combining fire needle plus cupping with famciclovir and gabapentin in the treatment of acute herpes zoster: a revised intervention approach.Archives of dermatological research · 2024Trial
- Study on the Adjustment of Cervical Spondylopathy in Middle-Aged and Elderly People Based on CT Image Analysis.Contrast media & molecular imaging · 2022Trial
- Wet-Cupping Is Effective on Persistent Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2019Trial
- Therapeutic effect of modified cervical Jiaji acupuncture on mixed type cervical spondylosis.American journal of translational research · 2024Article
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- Hijama (wet cupping therapy) enhances oral and dental health by improving salivary secretion volume and pH in adult patients at King Abdul Aziz University Hospital (KAUH), Jeddah, KSA: A controlled trial study.Journal of Taibah University Medical Sciences · 2023Article
- TSG-6 inhibits IL-1β-induced inflammatory responses and extracellular matrix degradation in nucleus pulposus cells by activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2022Article
- Cupping Therapy for Diseases: An Overview of Scientific Evidence from 2009 to 2019.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2021Review
- Acupuncture for neck pain caused by cervical spondylosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis protocol.BMJ open · 2020Article
- Integrating Cupping Therapy in the Management of Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss: A Case Report.Cureus · 2020Article
- Standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of cupping (STRICTOC): extending the CONSORT statement.Chinese medicine · 2020Article
- Effects of Pulsatile Cupping on Body Pain and Quality of Life in People with Suboptimal Health:A Randomized Controlled Exploratory Trial.Medical acupuncture · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo observe wet cupping therapy (WCT) on local blood perfusion and analgesic effects in patients with nerve-root type cervical spondylosis (NT-CS).
methodsFifty-seven NT-CS patients were randomly divided into WCT group and Jiaji acupoint-acupuncture (JA) group according a random number table. WCT group (30 cases) was treated with WCT for 10 min, and JA group (27 cases) was treated with acupuncture for 10 min. The treatment efficacies were evaluated with a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS). Blood perfusion at Dazhui (GV 14) and Jianjing (GB 21) acupoints (affected side) was observed with a laser speckle flowmetry, and its variations before and after treatment in both groups were compared as well.
resultsIn both groups, the VAS scores significantly decreased after the intervention (P<0.01), while the blood perfusion at the two acupoints significantly increased after intervention (P<0.05); however, the increasement magnitude caused by WCT was obvious compared with JA (P<0.05).
conclusionsWCT could improve analgesic effects in patients with NT-CS, which might be related to increasing local blood perfusion of acupunct points.
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