Acupuncture or cupping plus standard care versus standard care in moderate to severe COVID-19 patients: An assessor-blinded, randomized, controlled trial

Acupoint stimulation for long COVID: A promising intervention

“…An assessor-blinded, randomized controlled trial conducted in Iran recruited 139 patients with COVID-19 with moderate-to-severe symptoms and investigated the clinical outcomes of acupuncture or warm cupping along with standard care versus standard care alone in these patients. This trial showed that acupuncture or warm cupping could improve respiratory symptoms and reduce the duration of hospital stay [21] . A patient who was a first-line anesthesiologist and medical acupuncturist and had pulmonary symptoms consistent with severe COVID-19 fully recovered with the help of self-administered acupuncture and cupping [23] .…”

“…Since ancient times, there has been an accumulation of experience in the prevention and control of infectious diseases using acupoint stimulation therapy [19] . Currently, acupoint stimulation is widely used to treat diseases associated with multiple systems such as the circulatory [20] , respiratory [21] , and nervous systems [22] . Some patients with long COVID may benefit from acupoint stimulation [23] .…”

Effect of Cupping Therapy to Total Cholesterol Level to Hypercholesterolemia

“…Meridians are a system of longitudinal and transverse channels throughout the body that are medically invisible but are proven by radioactive technetium and are also studied in acupuncture. This system connects the surface of the body with the internal organs, between organs and other supporting tissues so that the system forms a unit that reacts simultaneously if there is stimulation from the skin (Alipour et al, 2022).…”

Systematic review and meta-analysis of the anti-obesity effect of cupping therapy

“…[15] Cupping therapy is a common medical practice in Korean medicine. [16] Recently, there has been growing evidence regarding the potential benefits of cupping for various diseases, including musculoskeletal, [17] dermatologic, [18] and respiratory conditions, [19] and in East Asian countries, it is a widely used treatment in clinical situations for overweight. Despite developments in the clinical and research areas of cupping therapy, identification of the effects of cupping therapy on obesity remains insufficient.…”