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See Latest ArticlesCupping for Treating Pain: A Systematic Review
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine , 05/08/09
Kim J-I et al. - Two RCTs suggested significant pain reduction for cupping in low back pain compared with usual care and analgesia. Another two RCTs also showed positive effects of cupping in cancer pain and trigeminal neuralgia compared with anticancer drugs and analgesics, respectively. Two RCTs reported favorable effects of cupping on pain in brachialgia compared with usual care or heat pad. The other RCT failed to show superior effects of cupping on pain in herpes zoster compared with anti-viral medication. Currently there are few RCTs testing the effectiveness of cupping in the management of pain. Most of the existing trials are of poor quality. Therefore, more rigorous studies are required before the effectiveness of cupping for the treatment of pain can be determined.
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