2019
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2018.03.003
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The medical perspective of cupping therapy: Effects and mechanisms of action

Abstract: Cupping Therapy (CT) is an ancient method and currently used in the treatment of a broad range of medical conditions. Nonetheless the mechanism of action of (CT) is not fully understood. This review aimed to identify possible mechanisms of action of (CT) from modern medicine perspective and offer possible explanations of its effects. English literature in PubMed, Cochrane Library and Google Scholar was searched using key words. Only 223 articles identified, 149 records screened, and 74 articles excluded for ir… Show more

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“…Impingement is usually done on the surface of the skin (cutis), subcutaneous tissue (sub cutis) this tissue will be "damaged". 8 As a result of this damage several substances such as serotonin, histamine, bradykinin , slow reaction substance (SRS) will be released as well as other unknown substances. This substance causes capillary and arteriol dilatation, and flare reaction in the area to be burned.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Impingement is usually done on the surface of the skin (cutis), subcutaneous tissue (sub cutis) this tissue will be "damaged". 8 As a result of this damage several substances such as serotonin, histamine, bradykinin , slow reaction substance (SRS) will be released as well as other unknown substances. This substance causes capillary and arteriol dilatation, and flare reaction in the area to be burned.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The cause of 2 different RHb increase rate during cupping therapy may L, k, t mid and t diff are the maximum concentration change of hemoglobin (L), the steepness of the hemoglobin increase (k), the required time to reach half of the maximum concentration change (t mid ), and the difference of t mid between OHb and RHb (t diff ), respectively. come from the difference of tissue oxygen consumption rate, which is hypothesized on cupping therapy effect based on blood detoxification theory [7]. To confirm this, it is necessary to monitor the tissue metabolic rate during cupping therapy by simultaneously measuring the blood flow and tissue oxygenation changes in a future study.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Recently, there has been a renewal of popular interest in the use of cupping because some athletic stars have received cupping for musculoskeletal care [6]. As more people seek cupping to deal with their health problems, more doctors are researching the underlying mechanism(s) and clinical applications; there is evidence that cupping can reduce some types of pain [7][8][9][10]. Notably, the number of clinical trials of cupping has increased [11,12].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%