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dc.contributor.authorLauche, Romy
dc.contributor.authorCramer, Holger
dc.contributor.authorChoi, Kyung-Eun
dc.contributor.authorRampp, Thomas
dc.contributor.authorSaha, Felix Joyonto
dc.contributor.authorDobos, Gustav J.
dc.contributor.authorMusial, Frauke
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-12T13:54:08Z
dc.date.available2012-03-12T13:54:08Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractIn this preliminary trial we investigated the effects of dry cupping, an ancient method for treating pain syndromes, on patients with chronic non-specific neck pain. Sensory mechanical thresholds and the participants’ self-reported outcome measures of pain and quality of life were evaluated. Fifty patients (50.5 ± 11.9 years) were randomised to a treatment group (TG) or a waiting-list control group (WL). Patients in the TG received a series of 5 cupping treatments over a period of 2 weeks; the control group did not. Self-reported outcome measures before and after the cupping series included the following: Pain at rest (PR) and maximal pain related to movement (PM) on a 100-mm visual analogue scale (VAS), pain diary (PD) data on a 0-10 numeric rating scale (NRS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), and health-related quality of life (SF-36). In addition, the mechanical-detection thresholds (MDT), vibration-detection thresholds (VDT), and pressure-pain thresholds (PPT) were determined at pain-related and control areas. Patients of the TG had significantly less pain after cupping therapy than patients of the WL group (PR: Δ-22.5 mm, p = 0.00002; PM: Δ-17.8 mm, p = 0.01). Pain diaries (PD) revealed that neck pain decreased gradually in the TG patients and that pain reported by the two groups differed significantly after the fifth cupping session (Δ-1.1, p = 0.001). There were also significant differences in the SF-36 subscales for bodily pain (Δ13.8, p = 0.006) and vitality (Δ10.2, p = 0.006). Group differences in PPT were significant at pain-related and control areas (all p < 0.05), but were not significant for MDT or VDT. A series of five dry cupping treatments appeared to be effective in relieving chronic non-specific neck pain. Not only subjective measures improved, but also mechanical pain sensitivity differed significantly between the two groups, suggesting that cupping has an influence on functional pain processing.en
dc.identifier.citationBMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2011) 11:63en
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 861420
dc.identifier.doidoi: 10.1186/1472-6882-11-63
dc.identifier.issn1472-6882
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/3936
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:no-uit_munin_3658
dc.language.isoengen
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccess
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Health service and health administration research: 806en
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Helsetjeneste- og helseadministrasjonsforskning: 806en
dc.titleThe influence of a series of five dry cupping treatments on pain and mechanical thresholds in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain : a randomised controlled pilot studyen
dc.typeJournal articleen
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dc.typePeer revieweden


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