Open AccessCUPPING THERAPY: A PRUDENT APPROACH IN PAIN MANAGEMENT-A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Author(s) -
Hafiza Javeria,
Yusra Obaid,
Ismail Naseem
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
pakistan journal of rehabilitation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2311-3863
pISSN - 2309-7833
DOI - 10.36283/pjr.zu.10.1/003
Subject(s) - cupping therapy , medicine , physical therapy , cochrane library , neck pain , back pain , medline , alternative medicine , acupuncture , pathology , political science , law
BACKGROUND AND AIMSCupping Therapy is an ancient form of alternative medicine for treating variety of musculoskeletal disorders. Number of studies indicated the efficacy of various cupping methods in decreasing neck or back pain intensity within short duration and improves quality of life. DATABASES AND ELIGIBILITY CRITERIAThe experimental studies were searched on the electronic databases including Google Scholar, PEDro, PubMed and Cochrane Library from June 2015 to December 2019. It was ensured that all articles were full-text in English language whereas screening was executed on relevant titles and abstracts, evaluated on the basis of cupping therapy and its effects on musculoskeletal pain. RESULTSA total of eight out of ten experimental studies showed significant decrease (p 0.05).