Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Background : Cupping therapy is used to treat musculoskeletal conditions, including low back pain. Objectives: The study assessed the effects of dry cupping on pain and functional disability from persistent nonspecific low back pain. Methods : This was a randomized controlled trial, where participan...
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| author | Marianna de Melo Salemi Vanessa Maria da Silva Alves Gomes Laylla Marjorye Rebouças Bezerra Thania Maion de Souza Melo Geisa Guimarães de Alencar Iracema Hermes Pires de Mélo Montenegro Alessandra Paula de Melo Calado Eduardo José Nepomuceno Montenegro Gisela Rocha de Siqueira |
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| description | Background : Cupping therapy is used to treat musculoskeletal conditions, including low back pain. Objectives: The study assessed the effects of dry cupping on pain and functional disability from persistent nonspecific low back pain. Methods : This was a randomized controlled trial, where participants were allocated to a cupping therapy (n = 19) or sham (n = 18) group, for five 10-minute sessions of cupping therapy, twice a week, to stimulate the acupoints related to low back pain (GV4, BL23, BL24, BL25, and BL30, BL40 and BL58) and emotional aspects (HT3 and ST36). All participants were assessed at baseline, post-treatment and follow up (a finalization period of four weeks) using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Groups were compared using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and the effect size was calculated using Cohen̓s d. Results : The cupping therapy group presented a lower mean VAS when compared to the sham, at post-treatment (mean difference: -2.36; standard error [SE]: 0.58; p < 0.001; “large” effect size: -0.94) and follow up (mean difference: -1.71; SE: 0.81; p < 0.042; ‘large’ effect size: -0.83). The cupping therapy group presented a lower mean ODI when compared to the sham post-treatment (mean difference: -4.68; SE: 1.85; p: 0.017; ‘large’ effect size: -0.87), although in follow-up, there was no difference between the groups (mean difference: 4.16; SE: 2.97; p: 0.17; “medium” effect size: -0.70). Conclusion : Dry cupping was more effective in improving pain and functional disability in people with persistent nonspecific low back pain when compared to the sham. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-665c937b2a054dd3a70d8f96228f9e632023-01-06T01:41:40ZengMedical Association of Pharmacopuncture InstituteJournal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies2005-29012021-12-0114621923010.51507/j.jams.2021.14.6.219j.jams.2021.14.6.219Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical TrialMarianna de Melo Salemi0Vanessa Maria da Silva Alves Gomes1Laylla Marjorye Rebouças Bezerra2Thania Maion de Souza Melo3Geisa Guimarães de Alencar4Iracema Hermes Pires de Mélo Montenegro5Alessandra Paula de Melo Calado6Eduardo José Nepomuceno Montenegro7Gisela Rocha de Siqueira8Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilDepartment of Nutrition, University of Pernambuco, Petrolina, BrazilDepartment of Surgery, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, BrazilBackground : Cupping therapy is used to treat musculoskeletal conditions, including low back pain. Objectives: The study assessed the effects of dry cupping on pain and functional disability from persistent nonspecific low back pain. Methods : This was a randomized controlled trial, where participants were allocated to a cupping therapy (n = 19) or sham (n = 18) group, for five 10-minute sessions of cupping therapy, twice a week, to stimulate the acupoints related to low back pain (GV4, BL23, BL24, BL25, and BL30, BL40 and BL58) and emotional aspects (HT3 and ST36). All participants were assessed at baseline, post-treatment and follow up (a finalization period of four weeks) using a visual analogue scale (VAS) and the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI). Groups were compared using the analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and the effect size was calculated using Cohen̓s d. Results : The cupping therapy group presented a lower mean VAS when compared to the sham, at post-treatment (mean difference: -2.36; standard error [SE]: 0.58; p < 0.001; “large” effect size: -0.94) and follow up (mean difference: -1.71; SE: 0.81; p < 0.042; ‘large’ effect size: -0.83). The cupping therapy group presented a lower mean ODI when compared to the sham post-treatment (mean difference: -4.68; SE: 1.85; p: 0.017; ‘large’ effect size: -0.87), although in follow-up, there was no difference between the groups (mean difference: 4.16; SE: 2.97; p: 0.17; “medium” effect size: -0.70). Conclusion : Dry cupping was more effective in improving pain and functional disability in people with persistent nonspecific low back pain when compared to the sham.https://www.journal-jams.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.6.219low back paindisabled personscuppingsham treatment |
| spellingShingle | Marianna de Melo Salemi Vanessa Maria da Silva Alves Gomes Laylla Marjorye Rebouças Bezerra Thania Maion de Souza Melo Geisa Guimarães de Alencar Iracema Hermes Pires de Mélo Montenegro Alessandra Paula de Melo Calado Eduardo José Nepomuceno Montenegro Gisela Rocha de Siqueira Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies low back pain disabled persons cupping sham treatment |
| title | Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_full | Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_fullStr | Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_short | Effect of Dry Cupping Therapy on Pain and Functional Disability in Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial |
| title_sort | effect of dry cupping therapy on pain and functional disability in persistent non specific low back pain a randomized controlled clinical trial |
| topic | low back pain disabled persons cupping sham treatment |
| url | https://www.journal-jams.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.6.219 |
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