10/09/2018 / By Michelle Simmons
Lower back pain is one of the most common pain symptoms among people aged 45 to 65. Unfortunately, contemporary lower back pain treatments are not always effective and even have side effects. Thus, there is an increasing interest in alternative pain treatments. In a study published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, a Perso-Arabic traditional medicine called wet cupping has been proven to be a safe and effective treatment for lower back pain.
Researchers at the National Institute of Unani Medicine in India examined the effectiveness of wet-cupping in treating lower back pain. Wet cupping is a technique that involves negative pressure to selected areas of the body using cups. These cups are removed after a few minutes. After that, few incisions are made to draw out waste blood using disposable cups. This type of therapy has been used to treat various pain conditions.
For the study, the researchers recruited 30 patients, aged 25 to 60, who were clinically diagnosed with lower back pain. Prior to treatment, various tests were conducted on all patients to ensure their safety. Eligible patients were then subjected to wet cupping over their lumbosacral region. The researchers evaluated the effectiveness of wet cupping using Oswestry disability index (ODI), a questionnaire used to measure disability due to lower back pain, at the beginning and at the end of the treatment. They also carried out a statistical analysis after the procedure.
Based on the results, lower back pain and associated disability significantly improved by more than 55 percent after the treatment. The study also confirmed that wet cupping is safe as there were no adverse events reported.
Based on these findings, the researchers of the study concluded that wet cupping is a safe and effective treatment for lower back pain.
Cupping therapy has been around for years and is still being used today because of its many benefits. Here are some of them:
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