The medical perspective of cupping therapy: Effects and mechanisms of action

Al-Bedah, Abdullah M.; Elsubai, Ibrahim; Qureshi, Naseem Akhtar; Aboushanab, Tamer; Ali, Gazzaffi I. M.; El-Olemy, Ahmed Tawfik; Khalil, Asim; Khalil, Mohamed; Alqaed, Meshari Saleh

doi:10.1016/j.jtcme.2018.03.003

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“…Impingement is usually done on the surface of the skin (cutis), subcutaneous tissue (sub cutis) this tissue will be "damaged". 8 As a result of this damage several substances such as serotonin, histamine, bradykinin , slow reaction substance (SRS) will be released as well as other unknown substances. This substance causes capillary and arteriol dilatation, and flare reaction in the area to be burned.…”

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Cupping Therapy for Temporary Reduction of Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients

Rachman¹,

Rachman²

2020

GMJ

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Introduction: Hypertension is still a major problem in the field of health problems in general. One therapy to cure hypertension is cupping technique therapy. Objectives: To find a picture of a brief decrease in blood pressure in patients with hypertension using cupping therapy techniques. Methods: This study was a descriptive study using purposive sampling totaling 85 populations and 46 samples. Results: The results showed that the average systolic blood pressure before cupping was 164.78 mmHg decreased by 10.87 mmHg to 153.91 mmHg after cupping and the average diastolic blood pressure before cupping was 99.78 mmHg decreased by 4.13 mmHg to 95.65 mmHg. Conclusion: The results showed that cupping technique therapy can reduce blood pressure for a moment in hypertension sufferers.

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Cupping Therapy for Temporary Reduction of Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients

Rachman¹,

Rachman²

2020

GMJ

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“…The cause of 2 different RHb increase rate during cupping therapy may L, k, t mid and t diff are the maximum concentration change of hemoglobin (L), the steepness of the hemoglobin increase (k), the required time to reach half of the maximum concentration change (t mid ), and the difference of t mid between OHb and RHb (t diff ), respectively. come from the difference of tissue oxygen consumption rate, which is hypothesized on cupping therapy effect based on blood detoxification theory [7]. To confirm this, it is necessary to monitor the tissue metabolic rate during cupping therapy by simultaneously measuring the blood flow and tissue oxygenation changes in a future study.…”

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The hemodynamic changes during cupping therapy monitored by using an optical sensor embedded cup

Kim

Jung

et al. 2019

Journal of Biophotonics

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Cupping therapy is one form of alternative medicine that is used widely across the world. Although the applications of cupping therapy including pain relief have a 1000‐year history, the therapeutic effect of cupping is still questionable due to a lack of scientific evidence. Therefore, in the present study, we embedded a near‐infrared spectroscopic sensor into a suction cup to monitor the hemodynamic changes on the treated site while the hemodynamics at the surrounding tissue of the cup was also simultaneously monitored by another near‐infrared spectroscopic sensor. The results from 10 healthy male subjects show a dramatic increase of the oxy‐hemoglobin (OHb) and deoxy‐hemoglobin (RHb) concentrations at the treatment site while the OHb and RHb levels were decreased at the surrounding tissue. Moreover, after the treatment, we observed that the OHb concentrations were maintained at a higher level than before treatment at both sites, which may demonstrate how cupping therapy works for treatment. In summary, the results showed that cupping therapy increases blood volume and tissue oxygenation at the treatment site while those were slightly decreased at the surrounding tissue. This study showed that the embedding of near‐infrared spectroscopy in a cupping system could offer a better understanding of the mechanism of cupping therapy.

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“…Recently, there has been a renewal of popular interest in the use of cupping because some athletic stars have received cupping for musculoskeletal care [6]. As more people seek cupping to deal with their health problems, more doctors are researching the underlying mechanism(s) and clinical applications; there is evidence that cupping can reduce some types of pain [7][8][9][10]. Notably, the number of clinical trials of cupping has increased [11,12].…”

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Standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of cupping (STRICTOC): extending the CONSORT statement

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Background: The standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of cupping (STRICTOC), in the form of a checklist and explanations for users, were designed to improve reporting of cupping trials, particularly the interventions, and thereby facilitating their interpretation and replication. Methods: A group of clinical experts, methodologists, epidemiologists, and editors has developed this STRICTOC checklist through a comprehensive process, including registration of this guideline, literature review, solicitation of comments, consensus meeting, revision, and finalization. Results: The STRICTOC checklist includes 6 items and 16 sub-items, namely cupping rationale, details of cupping, treatment regimen, other components of treatment, treatment provider background, and control or comparator interventions. Illustrative examples of each item are also provided. Conclusions: It is intended that the STRICTOC, in conjunction with both the main Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) Statement and extension for nonpharmacologic treatment, will raise the reporting quality of clinical trials of cupping. Trial registration We have registered this study on the Enhancing the Quality and Transparency of Health Research (EQUATOR) Network: http://www.equat or-netwo rk.org/libra ry/repor ting-guide lines-under-devel opmen t/repor tingguide lines-under-devel opmen t-for-clini cal-trial s/#STRIC TOC.

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The medical perspective of cupping therapy: Effects and mechanisms of action

Cited by 149 publications

References 56 publications

Cupping Therapy for Temporary Reduction of Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients

Cupping Therapy for Temporary Reduction of Blood Pressure in Hypertension Patients

The hemodynamic changes during cupping therapy monitored by using an optical sensor embedded cup

Standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of cupping (STRICTOC): extending the CONSORT statement

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