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Supplementary Material for: The Effects of Cupping Massage in Patients with Chronic Neck Pain - A Randomised Controlled Trial
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posted on 2017-02-21, 07:49 authored by Saha F.J., Schumann S., Cramer H., Hohmann C., Choi K.-E., Rolke R., Langhorst J., Rampp T., Dobos G., Lauche R.Background: Chronic neck pain is a major public health burden
with only limited evidence for the effectiveness of complementary
therapies. This study aimed to test the efficacy of cupping
massage in patients with neck pain. Patients and Methods: Patients
with chronic non-specific neck pain were randomly assigned
to cupping massage or a wait list control. The intervention
group received 5 cupping massages on a twice-weekly basis
while the control patients continued their usual treatments. The
primary outcome measure was neck pain intensity (0–100 mm
visual analogue scale (VAS)) after 3 weeks. Secondary outcomes
included pain on movement, functional disability, health-related
quality of life, mechanical detection and pain thresholds and adverse
events. Results: 50 patients (52.6 ± 10.3 years, 92% female)
were randomised to either cupping massage or a wait list (N = 25
each). Patients in the cupping group reported significantly less
neck pain post intervention (difference per protocol –14.3 mm,
95% confidence interval (CI) –27.7 to –1.0, p = 0.037; difference
intention-to-treat –10.8 mm, 95% CI –21.5 to –0.1, p = 0.047). Significant
group differences in favour of the intervention were further
found for pain on movement (p = 0.019) and functional disability
(p < 0.001), the quality-of-life subscales pain (p = 0.002) and
mental health (p = 0.003) and the mental component summary
(p = 0.036). Changes were also found for pressure pain sensitivity
at the site of maximal pain (p = 0.022). Five adverse events were
reported. Conclusions: Cupping massage appears to be effective
in reducing pain and increasing function and quality of life in patients
with chronic non-specific neck pain. More rigorous studies
are needed to confirm and extend these results.