The Effects of Cupping Therapy on Skin’s Biomechanical Properties in Wistar Rats

Roostayi, Mohammad Mohsen; Norouzali, Taraneh; Manshadi, Farideh Dehghan; Abbasi, Mehdi; Baghban, Alireza Akbarzadeh

doi:10.4236/cm.2016.71004

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“…In this study, we selected a middle value of 300 mm Hg. Several studies suggested that the duration of cupping therapy should range from 5 to 20 minutes 28,29 . We selected cupping therapy for 5 minutes in this study because the upper arm has rich blood flow.…”

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Using laser Doppler flowmetry with wavelet analysis to study skin blood flow regulations after cupping therapy

Hou

Zhang

et al. 2020

Skin Research and Technology

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Background The purpose of this study was to use laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) with wavelet analysis to investigate skin blood flow control mechanisms in response to various intensities of cupping therapy. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to assess skin blood flow control mechanism in response to cupping therapy using wavelet analysis of laser Doppler blood flow oscillations. Materials and Methods Twelve healthy participants were recruited for this repeated‐measures study. Three different intensities of cupping therapy were applied using 3 cup sizes at 35, 40, and 45 mm (in diameter) with 300 mm Hg negative pressure for 5 minutes. LDF was used to measure skin blood flow (SBF) on the triceps before and after cupping therapy. Wavelet analysis was used to analyze the blood flow oscillations (BFO) to assess blood flow control mechanisms. Results The wavelet amplitudes of metabolic and cardiac controls after cupping therapy were higher than those before cupping therapy. For the metabolic control, the 45‐mm cupping protocol (1.65 ± 0.09) was significantly higher than the 40‐mm cupping protocol (1.40 ± 0.10, P < .05) and the 35‐mm cupping protocol (1.35 ± 0.12, P < .05). No differences were showed in the cardiac control among the 35‐mm (1.61 ± 0.20), 40‐mm (1.64 ± 0.24), and 45‐mm (1.27 ± 0.25) cupping protocols. Conclusion The metabolic and cardiac controls significantly contributed to the increase in SBF after cupping therapy. Different intensities of cupping therapy caused different responses within the metabolic control and not the cardiac control.

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Using laser Doppler flowmetry with wavelet analysis to study skin blood flow regulations after cupping therapy

Hou

Zhang

et al. 2020

Skin Research and Technology

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“…In this study, we chose -300 mmHg for cupping therapy because a negative pressure between -225 and -375 mmHg is commonly applied to treat musculoskeletal impairments (Al-Bedah et al, 2016). We chose 5 min for the duration of cupping therapy because previous studies have used durations ranging from 5 to 20 min for different impairments (Sanders et al, 1995;Tham et al, 2006;Dayer-Berenson, 2010;Roostayi et al, 2016). Our previous studies demonstrated that cupping therapy at -300 mmHg for 5 min could significantly increase skin blood flow of the upper arm (Hou et al, 2020).…”

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Immediate and Delayed Effects of Cupping Therapy on Reducing Neuromuscular Fatigue

Hou

Wang

Griffin

et al. 2021

Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol.

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Cupping therapy has been popular in elite athletes in recent years. However, the effect of cupping therapy on reducing muscle fatigue has not been investigated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the immediate and delayed effects of cupping therapy on reducing biceps brachii fatigue during biceps curls. Twelve healthy untrained participants were recruited for this repeated-measures study. Cupping therapy (–300 mmHg pressure for 5 min) and sham control (no negative pressure for 5 min) were applied after biceps fatigue induced by performing repeated biceps curls at 75% of the 10 repetitions of maximum of the non-dominant hand. Surface electromyography (EMG) with spectral analyses [mean frequency (MNF), median frequency (MDF), and spectral moments ratio (SMR)] were used to assess muscle fatigue during the fatigue task. EMG signals during the first 10 repetitions and the last 10 repetitions of biceps curls were used to assess neuromuscular fatigue. There were significant decreases in MNF and MDF and a significant increase in SMR immediately and 24 h after the sham control (no intervention). When comparing the MNF, MDF, and SMR after cupping therapy to the sham control, there was no significant immediate effect on reducing muscle fatigue. However, there was a significant delayed effect on improving recovery following fatigue for the cupping therapy compared to the sham control (MNF changes: sham 0.87 ± 0.02 vs. cupping 0.91 ± 0.02, p < 0.05; MDF changes sham: 0.85 ± 0.03 vs. cupping: 0.91 ± 0.02, p < 0.05; SMR changes: sham 1.89 ± 0.15 vs. cupping 1.58 ± 0.13, p < 0.05). The findings of this study demonstrate that there is a time effect of cupping therapy for reducing muscle fatigue. Cupping therapy is effective on reducing biceps brachii muscle fatigue after 24 h.

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“…Cupping can impose a tensile stress on the subcutaneous tissues, which results in the surface tissues and deeper layers being drawn into the cup (Tham, Lee, & Lu, ). This biomechanical effect can result in local stretching, releasing the myofascial and scar tissue, and decreasing skin stiffness and the ultimate tensile strength (Roostayi, Norouzali, Dehghan Manshadi, & Akbarzadeh Baghban, ). In addition, cupping can lead to pain reduction and improved blood flow and oxygenation (Bhikha et al, ; Chirali, ; Li, Liting, Xiaolin, et al, ).…”

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The effects of cupping therapy as a new approach in the physiotherapeutic management of carpal tunnel syndrome

Mohammadi

Roostayi

Naimi

et al. 2019

Physiotherapy Res Intl

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Background and Purpose Cupping therapy has been used widely as a safe and common method to tackle soft tissue lesions in most Asian countries, Central Europe, and parts of the United States. In this study, cupping therapy has been used for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), which is the most common entrapment neuropathy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of cupping therapy on the clinical findings of patients with CTS. Methods This is a randomized clinical trial. For this research, a total of 56 hands with CTS were studied, aged 18–60 years, and of both genders. The participants were divided into two groups: test and control, regardless of the severity of their CTS. In the control group, 28 were treated with routine physiotherapy (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and ultrasound), and in the test group, the other 28 were treated with routine physiotherapy with cupping therapy. The variables used to determine the effect of cupping were symptom severity scale, functional status scale, distal sensory latency, and distal motor latency. The severity of symptoms and functional status of patients was evaluated with the help of the Boston questionnaire, and the distal latency was evaluated through electromyography. Results The results of study demonstrated a significant improvement in symptom severity (p = 0.006) and also a significant decrease in distal sensory latency (p = 0.007) of the test group (routine physiotherapy with cupping) as compared with the control group (routine physiotherapy). Conclusions The results showed that incorporation of cupping therapy in a routine physical therapy programme can reduce the severity of symptoms and improve the distal sensory disturbance of the median nerve. Therefore, it is suggested that cupping, as a convenient and low‐cost method, can be used as a complementary therapy in the treatment of CTS.

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The Effects of Cupping Therapy on Skin’s Biomechanical Properties in Wistar Rats

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Using laser Doppler flowmetry with wavelet analysis to study skin blood flow regulations after cupping therapy

Using laser Doppler flowmetry with wavelet analysis to study skin blood flow regulations after cupping therapy

Immediate and Delayed Effects of Cupping Therapy on Reducing Neuromuscular Fatigue

The effects of cupping therapy as a new approach in the physiotherapeutic management of carpal tunnel syndrome

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