The Effect of Traditional Cupping on Pain and Mechanical Thresholds in Patients with Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomised Controlled Pilot Study

• Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine Vol. 2012; no. 2012; pp. 1 - 10
• Main Authors: Dobos, Gustav, Langhorst, Jost, Saha, Felix J., Rampp, Thomas, Choi, Kyung-Eun, Hohmann, Claudia, Cramer, Holger, Lauche, Romy, Musial, Frauke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 01.01.2012; Hindawi Limited
• Subjects: Andre helsefag: 829; Community medicine, Social medicine: 801; Ductility tests; Family medical history; Health sciences: 800; Helsefag: 800; Hyperalgesia; Manipulative therapy; Medical disciplines: 700; Medisinske Fag: 700; Neck; Neck pain; Nondestructive testing; Other health science disciplines: 829; Pain perception; Patients; Physical therapy; Quality of life; Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801; Socioeconomic factors; Thresholds; VDP; Vibration; Vibration measurement

Introduction. Cupping has been used since antiquity in the treatment of pain conditions. In this pilot study, we investigated the effect of traditional cupping therapy on chronic nonspecific neck pain (CNP) and mechanical sensory thresholds. Methods. Fifty CNP patients were randomly assigned to trea...