UNLABELLED To observe the clinical effect of drug cupping therapy (DCT, cupping therapy with pingchuan ointment made by the authors themselves in the cups) on chronic asthmatic bronchitis (CAB) during the protracted period, and explore its effect on immune function. METHODS Seventy-seven patients were randomly divided into two groups:the treated group (n=40) treated by orally taken Liuwei Dih...

BACKGROUND In conditions such as phantom limb pain and low back pain body image is distorted. This qualitative study investigates body image in patients with chronic non-specific neck pain (CNP), its influence on their everyday life and any changes linked to traditional cupping therapy. METHODS The study was conducted with a convenience sample of 6 patients with CNP from a larger randomised c...

Methods: Complete examination, SAP, shortwavelength automated perimetry (SWAP), frequency doubling technology (FDT), scanning laser polarimetry (GDx-VCC), and optical coherence tomography (OCT) of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), optic disc, and macula were performed. Glaucomatous optic neuropathy was defined as cup-disc asymmetry between fellow eyes of greater than 0.2, rim ...

Say that Y has the strong random anticupping property if there is a set A such that for every Martin-Löf random set R

we evaluated the ability of spectral-domain optic coherence tomography (sd-oct) to differentiate large physiological optic disc cupping (lpc) from glaucomatous cupping in eyes with intraocular pressure (iop) within the normal range.â  we prospectively enrolled patients with glaucoma or presumed lpc. participants â had optic discs with confirmed or suspected glaucomatous damage (defined as a ver...

BACKGROUND Perineal pain is a major morbidity in the first few days after delivery. This study aimed to investigate the effect of dry cupping therapy and acupressure at BL23 point on the intensity of postpartum perineal pain based on the short-form of McGill pain questionnaire (SMPQ). METHODS The present clinical trial was conducted on 150 subjects in 3 groups of 50 cases. After at least 4-8 ...

PURPOSE The mechanism of cupping reversal seen after lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) in pediatric glaucoma is unknown. Theories include forward movement of the lamina cribrosa or shrinkage of a stretched scleral canal. Our study aimed to quantify changes in optic disc size occurring in children who had undergone glaucoma surgery. DESIGN Retrospective, single-center, observational case ser...