ArticleJournal of athletic training2020
Dry Cupping Therapy for Improving Nonspecific Neck Pain and Subcutaneous Hemodynamics.
Article in Journal of athletic training, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06689371 (Dry Needling Versus Dry Cupping on Pain and Disability in Cervicogenic Headache Patients), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Dry Needling Versus Dry Cupping on Pain and Disability in Cervicogenic Headache Patients
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Massage for neck pain.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Efficacy of cupping therapy on pain outcomes: an evidence-mapping study.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Pooled it
- Duration-dependent effects of dry cupping on autonomic modulation and trapezius tissue compliance in smartphone users: a dose-finding study.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
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- Effects of different negative pressure cupping interventions on inflammatory response and motor function recovery in delayed onset muscle soreness.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Using cross-correlation analysis of multi-channel near infrared spectroscopy to assess the hemodynamic response to cupping therapy.Biomedical optics express · 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
- Cupping Therapy as an Adjunctive Therapy for Side Effects of Colorectal Cancer Treatment: A Prospective Observational Study.Journal of chiropractic medicine · 2022Article
- Effect of durations and pressures of cupping therapy on muscle stiffness of triceps.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
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Abstract
contextDry cupping therapy is a noninvasive treatment commonly used to reduce pain and promote the healing process in various populations, including those with nonspecific neck pain; however, no data are available to support most of this method's true physiological benefits.
objectiveTo determine if dry cupping therapy decreased pain and increased subcutaneous blood flow compared with sham cupping and control conditions.
designControlled laboratory study.
settingLaboratory. PATIENTS OR OTHER
participantsA total of 32 participants (age = 22.5 ± 2.8 years, height = 173.3 ± 10.1 cm, mass = 76.6 ± 18.7 kg) with self-reported nonspecific neck pain. INTERVENTION(S): We used dry cupping and sham cupping interventions and a control condition. For the dry cupping intervention, 1 stationary cup was placed directly over the most painful area for 8 minutes. The sham cupping intervention followed the same procedures as the dry cupping intervention except a sham cup was applied. For the control condition, participants received no treatment. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Subjective pain intensity (visual analog scale); pain-pressure threshold; subcutaneous hemodynamics, including superficial and deep oxygenated, deoxygenated, and total hemoglobin levels; and tissue saturation index.
resultsWe observed differences in the visual analog scale score and the superficial and deep oxygenated and total hemoglobin levels (P values ≤ .002) immediately postintervention compared with baseline. Post hoc tests revealed that the dry cupping group had less pain than the sham cupping and control groups and higher superficial and deep oxygenated and total hemoglobin levels (P values ≤ .008). No differences were found between baseline and 24 hours postintervention.
conclusionsA single session of dry cupping therapy may be an effective short-term treatment method for immediately reducing pain and increasing oxygenated and total hemoglobin levels in patients with nonspecific neck pain.
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