ArticleFrontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology2021
Immediate and Delayed Effects of Cupping Therapy on Reducing Neuromuscular Fatigue.
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- Effects of cupping therapy on chronic musculoskeletal pain and collateral problems: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of Various Physical Interventions on Reducing Neuromuscular Fatigue Assessed by Electromyography: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of dry cupping on exercise, autonomic activity and sleep in baseball players during preseason and in-season conditioning.PloS one · 2025Trial
- The Use of Cupping (Hijama) Therapy Among Athletes and Its Relationship With Sleep Quality: A Cross-Sectional Study in Palestine.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Effects of the Intensity, Duration, and Muscle Mass of Isometric Handgrip Exercise on Neuromuscular Fatigue and Post-Exercise Blood Pressure Responses: A Crossover Study.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Impact of wet and dry cupping therapy on endurance, perceived wellness, and exertion in recreational male runners.Sports medicine and health science · 2026Article
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- On the Role of Core Exercises in Alleviating Muscular Fatigue Induced by Prolonged Sitting: A Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- Using texture analysis of ultrasound images to assess the effect of cupping therapy on muscle quality of the triceps.PloS one · 2024Article
- Using nonlinear dynamics analysis to evaluate time response of cupping therapy with different intervention timings on reducing muscle fatigue.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2024Article
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- Using cross-correlation analysis of multi-channel near infrared spectroscopy to assess the hemodynamic response to cupping therapy.Biomedical optics express · 2023Article
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- Curiositas.The Ulster medical journal · 2023Article
- Acupuncture or cupping plus standard care versus standard care in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients: An assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled trial.Integrative medicine research · 2022Article
- Possible mechanism and Atorvastatin-based treatment in cupping therapy-related subdural hematoma: A case report and literature review.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Effect of durations and pressures of cupping therapy on muscle stiffness of triceps.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Application of Surface Electromyography in Exercise Fatigue: A Review.Frontiers in systems neuroscience · 2022Review
- Effects of various walking intensities on leg muscle fatigue and plantar pressure distributions.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2021Article
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Abstract
Cupping therapy has been popular in elite athletes in recent years. However, the effect of cupping therapy on reducing muscle fatigue has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate and delayed effects of cupping therapy on reducing biceps brachii fatigue during biceps curls. Twelve healthy untrained participants were recruited for this repeated-measures study. Cupping therapy (-300 mmHg pressure for 5 min) and sham control (no negative pressure for 5 min) were applied after biceps fatigue induced by performing repeated biceps curls at 75% of the 10 repetitions of maximum of the non-dominant hand. Surface electromyography (EMG) with spectral analyses [mean frequency (MNF), median frequency (MDF), and spectral moments ratio (SMR)] were used to assess muscle fatigue during the fatigue task. EMG signals during the first 10 repetitions and the last 10 repetitions of biceps curls were used to assess neuromuscular fatigue. There were significant decreases in MNF and MDF and a significant increase in SMR immediately and 24 h after the sham control (no intervention). When comparing the MNF, MDF, and SMR after cupping therapy to the sham control, there was no significant immediate effect on reducing muscle fatigue. However, there was a significant delayed effect on improving recovery following fatigue for the cupping therapy compared to the sham control (MNF changes: sham 0.87 ± 0.02 vs. cupping 0.91 ± 0.02,
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