Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis
ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the evidence from the literature regarding the effects of cupping therapy on chronic back pain in adults, the most used outcomes to evaluate this condition, the protocol used to apply the intervention and to investigate the effectiveness of cupping therapy on the in...
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| author | Caroline de Castro Moura Érika de Cássia Lopes Chaves Ana Carolina Lima Ramos Cardoso Denismar Alves Nogueira Hérica Pinheiro Corrêa Tânia Couto Machado Chianca |
| author_facet | Caroline de Castro Moura Érika de Cássia Lopes Chaves Ana Carolina Lima Ramos Cardoso Denismar Alves Nogueira Hérica Pinheiro Corrêa Tânia Couto Machado Chianca |
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| description | ABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the evidence from the literature regarding the effects of cupping therapy on chronic back pain in adults, the most used outcomes to evaluate this condition, the protocol used to apply the intervention and to investigate the effectiveness of cupping therapy on the intensity of chronic back pain. Method: systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by two independent researchers in national and international databases. Reference lists of systematic reviews were also explored. The quality of evidence was assessed according to the Jadad scale. Results: 611 studies were identified, of which 16 were included in the qualitative analysis and 10 in the quantitative analysis. Cupping therapy has shown positive results on chronic back pain. There is no standardization in the treatment protocol. The main assessed outcomes were pain intensity, physical incapacity, quality of life and nociceptive threshold before the mechanical stimulus. There was a significant reduction in the pain intensity score through the use of cupping therapy (p = 0.001). Conclusion: cupping therapy is a promising method for the treatment of chronic back pain in adults. There is the need to establish standardized application protocols for this intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d1a2d57d0fb94f12b85dcdc8b395937c2022-12-21T20:37:40ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem1518-83452018-11-0126010.1590/1518-8345.2888.3094S0104-11692018000100610Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysisCaroline de Castro MouraÉrika de Cássia Lopes ChavesAna Carolina Lima Ramos CardosoDenismar Alves NogueiraHérica Pinheiro CorrêaTânia Couto Machado ChiancaABSTRACT Objectives: to evaluate the evidence from the literature regarding the effects of cupping therapy on chronic back pain in adults, the most used outcomes to evaluate this condition, the protocol used to apply the intervention and to investigate the effectiveness of cupping therapy on the intensity of chronic back pain. Method: systematic review and meta-analysis carried out by two independent researchers in national and international databases. Reference lists of systematic reviews were also explored. The quality of evidence was assessed according to the Jadad scale. Results: 611 studies were identified, of which 16 were included in the qualitative analysis and 10 in the quantitative analysis. Cupping therapy has shown positive results on chronic back pain. There is no standardization in the treatment protocol. The main assessed outcomes were pain intensity, physical incapacity, quality of life and nociceptive threshold before the mechanical stimulus. There was a significant reduction in the pain intensity score through the use of cupping therapy (p = 0.001). Conclusion: cupping therapy is a promising method for the treatment of chronic back pain in adults. There is the need to establish standardized application protocols for this intervention.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100610&lng=en&tlng=enReviewChronic PainBack PainCupping TherapyMeta-AnalysisNursing |
| spellingShingle | Caroline de Castro Moura Érika de Cássia Lopes Chaves Ana Carolina Lima Ramos Cardoso Denismar Alves Nogueira Hérica Pinheiro Corrêa Tânia Couto Machado Chianca Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem Review Chronic Pain Back Pain Cupping Therapy Meta-Analysis Nursing |
| title | Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full | Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_fullStr | Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_short | Cupping therapy and chronic back pain: systematic review and meta-analysis |
| title_sort | cupping therapy and chronic back pain systematic review and meta analysis |
| topic | Review Chronic Pain Back Pain Cupping Therapy Meta-Analysis Nursing |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692018000100610&lng=en&tlng=en |
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