Wet-Cupping Is Effective on Persistent Nonspecific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial

作     者：Mohsen Mardani-Kivi Reza Montazar Mohammad Azizkhani Keyvan Hashemi-Motlagh 

作者机构：Department of Orthopedic Guilan University of Medical Sciences Rasht Iran General Practitioner Traditional Medicine Specialist Tehran Iran Orthopedic Research Center Rasht Iran 

出 版 物：《Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine》 (中国结合医学杂志（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第25卷第7期

页      面：502-506页

核心收录：

学科分类：1007[医学-药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1005[医学-中医学] 1002[医学-临床医学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：low back pain chronic wet-cupping therapy traditi onal medici ne Chin ese medici ne alter native medicine conservative treatment randomized clinical trial 

摘      要：Objective: To compare the possible effects of wet-cupping therapy with conventional therapy on persiste nt non specific low back pain (PNSLBP). Methods: In this ran domized clinical trial, 180 participa nts with the mean age of 45 ±10 years old, who had been suffering from PNSLBP were randomly assigned to wet-cupping and conventional groups using random blook. The wet-cupping group was treated with two separate sessions (4 weeks in total) on the inter-scapular and sacrum area. In the conventional group, patients were conservatively treated using rest (6 weeks) and oral medicati ons (3 weeks). The primary and the sec on dary outcome were the qua ntity of disability using Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and pain intensity using Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), respectively. Results: There was no significant difference in demographic characteristics (age, gender, and body mass index) between the two groups (P0.05). Therapeutic effect of wet-cupping therapy was comparable to conventional treatment in the 1st month follow-up visits (P0.05). The functional outcomes of wet-cupping at the 3rd and 6th month visits were significantly increased compared to the conventional group. Final ODI scores in the wet-cupping and conventional groups were 16.7 ±5.7 and 22.3 ±4.5, respectively (P0.01). Conclusion: Wet-cupping may be a proper method to decrease PNSLBP without any conventional treatment. The therapeutic effects of wet-cupping can be longer lasting than conventional therapy.(Registration No. IRCT2013021672741).