Cupping for Treating Neck Pain in Video Display Terminal (VDT) Users: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial (original) (raw)
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Tae-Hun Kim, Jung Won Kang, Kun Hyung Kim, Min Hee Lee, Jung Eun Kim, Joo-Hee Kim, Seunghoon Lee, Mi-Suk Shin, So-Young Jung, Ae-Ran Kim, Hyo-Ju Park, Kwon Eui Hong, Cupping for Treating Neck Pain in Video Display Terminal (VDT) Users: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial, Journal of Occupational Health, Volume 54, Issue 6, November 2012, Pages 416–426, https://doi.org/10.1539/joh.12-0133-OA
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Abstract
Cupping for Treating Neck Pain in Video Display Terminal (VDT) Users: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial: Tae-Hun Kim, et al. Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, South Korea—
Objectives
This was a randomized controlled pilot trial to evaluate the effectiveness of cupping therapy for neck pain in video display terminal (VDT) workers.
Methods
Forty VDT workers with moderate to severe neck pain were recruited from May, 2011 to February, 2012. Participants were randomly allocated into one of the two interventions: 6 sessions of wet and dry cupping or heating pad application. The participants were offered an exercise program to perform during the participation period. A 0 to 100 numeric rating scale (NRS) for neck pain, measure yourself medical outcome profile 2 score (MYMOP2 score), cervical spine range of motion (Cspine ROM), neck disability index (NDI), the EuroQol health index (EQ-5D), short form stress response inventory (SRI-SF) and fatigue severity scale (FSS) were assessed at several points during a 7-week period.
Results
Compared with a heating pad, cupping was more effective in improving pain (adjusted NRS difference: −1.29 [95% CI −1.61, −0.97] at 3 weeks (_p_=0.025) and −1.16 [−1.48, −0.84] at 7 weeks (_p_=0.005)), neck function (adjusted NDI difference: −0.79 [−1.11, −0.47] at 3 (_p_=0.0039) and 7 weeks (p<0.0001)) and discomfort (adjusted MYMOP2 difference score: −0.72 [−1.04 to −0.40] at 3 weeks and −0.92 [−1.24, −0.60] at 7 weeks). Significant improvement in EQ-5D was observed at 7 weeks (1.0 [0.88, 1.0] with cupping and 0.91 [0.86, 0.91] with heating pad treatment, _p_=0.0054). Four participants reported mild adverse events of cupping.
Conclusion
Two weeks of cupping therapy and an exercise program may be effective in reducing pain and improving neck function in VDT workers.
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