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ArticleSports medicine and health science2024

Does wet-cupping therapy improve repeated sprint ability, perceived wellness, and rating of perceived exertion in young active males?

Ismail Dergaa, Amine Ghram, Mohamed Romdhani, Amine Souissi, Achraf Ammar, Ramadan Abdelmoez Farahat, Mohamed Saifeddin Fessi, Khadijeh Irandoust, Morteza Taheri, Tasnim Masmoudi and 7 more

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Article in Sports medicine and health science, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

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17 authors.

Ismail DergaaPrimary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Doha, P.O. Box 26555, Qatar.
Amine GhramDepartment of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed RomdhaniResearch Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia.
Amine SouissiUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, Hôpital Farhat HACHED, Laboratoire de Recherche (Insuffisance Cardiaque, LR12SP09), Sousse, Tunisia.
Achraf AmmarHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Ramadan Abdelmoez FarahatFaculty of Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafrelsheikh, 33511, Egypt.
Mohamed Saifeddin FessiResearch Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia.
Khadijeh IrandoustDepartment of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Iran.
Morteza TaheriDepartment of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences in Sport, Faculty of Sport Sciences and Health, University of Tehran, Iran.
Tasnim MasmoudiUniversity of Sousse, Farhat HACHED Hospital, Forensic Service, Sousse, Tunisia.
Mohamed Amine DergaaResearch Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia.
Nizar SouissiResearch Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia.
Omar HammoudaHigh Institute of Sport and Physical Education, University of Sfax, Sfax, Tunisia.
Katja WeissMedbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland.
Karim ChamariAspetar, Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine Hospital, FIFA Medical Centre of Excellence, Doha, P.O. Box 29222, Qatar.
Helmi Ben SaadUniversité de Sousse, Faculté de Médecine de Sousse, Hôpital Farhat HACHED, Laboratoire de Recherche (Insuffisance Cardiaque, LR12SP09), Sousse, Tunisia.
Beat KnechtleMedbase St. Gallen Am Vadianplatz, St. Gallen, Switzerland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Wet-cupping therapy (WCT) is one of the oldest known medical techniques, used as a traditional and complementary therapy with a wide application all around the world for general health. Research on the effects of WCT on sports performance are sparse and inconsistent. Thus, we aimed to explore the effects of WCT on repeated sprint ability, wellness, and exertion in young active males. Forty-nine active adult males (age: [28 ​± ​5] years; body height [177 ​± ​8] cm; body mass: [79 ​± ​7] kg; body mass index: [25.4 ​± ​1.8] kg/m

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Alternative medicineComplementary medicineHijamaShort-term maximal performanceSports medicine

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PMCPMC11411323

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