Journal article
The Efficacy of Wet-Cupping in the Treatment of Tension and Migraine Headache
The American journal of Chinese medicine (1979), Vol.36(1), pp.37-44
2008
DOI: 10.1142/S0192415X08005564
PMID: 18306448
Abstract
Wet-cupping is an ancient medical technique still used in several contemporary societies, but little empirical study has been devoted to test its efficacy to treat tension and migraine headache. Using a pre-post research design, 70 patients with chronic tension or migraine headache were treated with wet-cupping. Three primary outcome measures were considered at the baseline and 3 months following treatment: headache severity, days of headache per month, and use of medication. Results suggest that, compared to the baseline, mean headache severity decreased by 66% following wet-cupping treatment. Treated patients also experienced the equivalent of 12.6 fewer days of headache per month. We conclude that wet-cupping leads to clinical relevant benefits for primary care patients with headache. Possible mechanisms of wet-cupping's efficacy, as well as directions for future research are discussed.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The Efficacy of Wet-Cupping in the Treatment of Tension and Migraine Headache
- Creators
- Alireza Ahmadi - Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesDavid C. Schwebel - University of Alabama at BirminghamMansour Rezaei - Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The American journal of Chinese medicine (1979), Vol.36(1), pp.37-44
- DOI
- 10.1142/S0192415X08005564
- PMID
- 18306448
- NLM abbreviation
- Am J Chin Med
- ISSN
- 0192-415X
- eISSN
- 1793-6853
- Publisher
- World Scientific Publishing Company & Institute for Advanced Research in Asian Science and Medicine
- Number of pages
- 8
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- Research Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984949459602771
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