Hemodynamic Changes During Dry Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain

Hemodynamic Changes During Dry Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain

This study aims to investigate the hemodynamic changes during dry cupping therapy (DCT) on low back pain. 50 patients with low back pain as experimental group and 50 healthy people as control group are treated by DCT. They will receive four consecutive WCT application in one month. Optical sensors were used to monitor the hemodynamic changes including oxyhemoglobin ([HbO2]), deoxy-hemoglobin ([Hb]) and the derived change in blood volume ([tHb]) in/surround the cupping sites during treatment. The investigators hope to interpret the curative effect of DCT from the perspective of modern hemodynamics.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have had non-specific low back pains at least 12 weeks now.
• Healthy people who are interested in dry cupping therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have had non-specific low back pains at least 12 weeks now.
• Healthy people who are interested in dry cupping therapy

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who have low back pain due to specific and known etiological causes (infection, tumor, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis, fracture, inflammatory process, radicular syndrome, cauda equinal syndrome).

• Patients who are inappropriate to the wet cupping treatment.

  • AIDS, Active Hepatitis, Tuberculosis, Syphilis
  • Patients who regularly take anticoagulants, antiplatelet drugs
  • Anemia, thrombocytopenia
  • Hemorrhagic disease like hemophilia
  • Diabetes
  • Severe cardiovascular disease
  • Kidney diseases (renal failure, chronic renal disease)

• Patients who have experiences of wet cupping treatment during last 3 months.

• Patients who have had treatment for low back pain during last 2 weeks.

• Patients who are in pregnancy or have plan to conception.

• Patients who have vertebra surgery or have plan of surgery.

• Patients who are inappropriate to join this trial judged by the radiologists or specialists.