This study aimed to test the efficacy of cupping therapy to improve symptoms and quality of life in patients diagnosed with the fibromyalgia syndrome. Participants were randomly assigned to cupping therapy, sham or usual care. Cupping was administered five times at twice weekly intervals on the upper and lower back. The primary outcome measure was pain intensity at day 18. Secondary outcomes in...

Bleeding and cupping have been used in medicine since ancient times in the treatment of fevers and local inflammatory disorders. Local bleeding, by 'wet cupping', was effected by a scarificator or by leeches. John Hunter recommended venesection in moderation but preferred leechesfor local bleeding. Bleeding as an accepted therapeutic practice went out of vogue in the middle of the nineteenth ce...

Background: Wet cupping therapy is a complementary therapy in pain management. The mechanism of this therapy, however, needs further elucidation. Cells injured by wet cupping therapy seem to stimulate the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70). Its benefit in pain reduction could be mediated by the expression of ß-endorphin. This study aimed at determining the correlation between HSP70 and...

BACKGROUND Wet cupping therapy is a complementary therapy in pain management. The mechanism of this therapy, however, needs further elucidation. Cells injured by wet cupping therapy seem to stimulate the expression of heat shock protein 70 (HSP70). Its benefit in pain reduction could be mediated by the expression of ß-endorphin. This study aimed at determining the correlation between HSP70 and ...

Cupping is one of the oldest and most practiced therapies of the Unani System of Medicine. Unani physicians have described it thoroughly and indicated in various diseases e.g. arthritis, migraine, asthma, headache, hemorrhoids, etc. Arthritis is a very common problem in present day scenario. In this study, an attempt is being made to evaluate the efficacy of cupping in patients of arthritis. 30...

INTRODUCTION Cupping is used in various traditional medicine forms to relieve pain in musculoskeletal diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of cupping in relieving the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis (OA). METHODS In a two-group, randomized controlled exploratory pilot study patients with a clinically and radiological confirmed knee OA (Kellgren-Lawrence Grading...

BACKGROUND: Wet cupping is a non-pharmacological therapy that has been shown to assist hypertensive patients with blood pressure reduction. However, the underlying mechanisms by which wet-cupping lowers are currently unknown. More scientific investigation necessary explain mechanism wet pressure, particularly role of nitric oxide (NO). AIM: The study aimed show effect on NO levels in patients. ...

Background: According to the international diabetes federation, 629 million adults will suffer from by 2045. Wet cupping therapy is a combination of bleeding and dry has been used in traditional medicine as complementary for diabetes. Limonene was shown have both antioxidant antidiabetic activity but its potential alongside other treatments not thoroughly explored. Objectives: Although wet-cupp...

Background: Cupping is an ancient traditional therapeutic technique, used mainly for the treatment of chronic pain and also for an array of respiratory, neurological, gastroenterological and gynaecological disorders, particularly in oriental countries. However, its mechanism of efficacy is still obscure. The present study was designed to evaluate the clinical effect of cupping therapy on some d...