ArticleOman medical journal2019
Wet Cupping Reduces Pain and Improves Health-related Quality of Life Among Patients with Migraine: A Prospective Observational Study.
Article in Oman medical journal, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding Traditional and Complimentary Medicine in Oman.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2023Article
- Prevalence and predictors of use of cupping among patients attending a primary care center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Article
- The psychosocial impact of migraines on women and alternative therapies for migraine management.Health SA = SA Gesondheid · 2023Article
- Interactive Effects of Nutrition Modification and Wet Cupping on Male Patients with Refractory Stable Angina.Journal of pharmacopuncture · 2022Article
- Cupping Therapy for Migraine: A PRISMA-Compliant Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2021Review
- Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices Regarding the use of Traditional and Complementary Medical Practices by Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease in Oman.Nigerian medical journal : journal of the Nigeria Medical AssociationArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo determine the benefits of wet cupping on pain and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in adult patients with migraine headaches.
methodsWe conducted a prospective observational study of wet cupping in 128 patients referred to the cupping clinic at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia between January 2013 and December 2015. Bloodletting was performed at the base of the head and between the shoulders monthly four times. We assessed migraine headache pain using the visual analog scale (VAS) and the quality of life of patients before and after each cupping session using the World Health Organization Quality of Life assessment instrument.
resultsThe mean age of the patients was 40.5±11.3 years with a preponderance of females (n = 114, 89.1%). VAS was averaged at 7 before the procedure and reduced to 3 after wet cupping, both during rest and activity (
conclusionsWet cupping might be considered a complementary treatment for migraine headache pain relief and improvement to a patient's quality of life.
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