Comparative pilot study on the effects of pulsating and static cupping on non-specific neck pain and local skin blood perfusion
| Autor: | Xue-Zhi Yang, Yue Song, Jun-Xiang Wang, Ali Mohammadi, Liangxiao Ma, Niu Tingli, Lu Yu, Yang Yang, Xin Niu |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
| Předmět: |
Neck pain
business.industry Visual analogue scale Significant difference Analgesic lcsh:RZ409.7-999 030205 complementary & alternative medicine Microcirculation Intensity (physics) 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Complementary and alternative medicine Non specific Anesthesia Medicine medicine.symptom business Perfusion lcsh:Miscellaneous systems and treatments 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Traditional Chinese Medical Sciences, Vol 5, Iss 4, Pp 400-410 (2018) |
| ISSN: | 2095-7548 |
| Popis: | Objective: To compare the effects of pulsating and static cupping on non-specific neck pain and local skin microcirculation blood perfusion, which is a pilot study. Methods: Seventy participants with non-specific neck pain were randomized to the following groups: low-frequency pulsating cupping (LF, n = 20); high-frequency pulsating cupping (HF, n = 20); static cupping (SC, n = 20), or waiting list (WL, n = 10). The LF, HF, and SC received a bilateral 10-minute cupping treatment at Jianzhongshu (SI 15). Outcomes were pain intensity (visual analog scale, VAS), functional status (Neck Disability Index, NDI), and skin blood perfusion at the SI 15, Dazhui (GV 14), and Shenzhu (GV 12) acupoint areas, measured using Laser Speckle Contrast Analysis technology. Results: Both LF and HF groups showed a significant reduction in VAS scores compared with the SC group (9.00, 95% CI 1.05–16.95, P = .027; 8.75, 95% CI 0.80–16.70, P = .031). There was no significant difference in VAS scores between the LF and HF groups (P > .05) and between NDI scores measured 3 days after intervention among the four groups (P > .05). In the SI 15 area, blood perfusion in the three treatment groups was higher than that in WL group (P |
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