Research summary (Cupping Therapy): The sliding cupping therapy as an alternative strategy for treating plaque psoriasis: A randomized controlled trial. - Medicine, 2026.
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Research summary (Cupping Therapy): Comparison of the clinical efficacy of different acupuncture methods in the treatment of post-stroke central facial paralysis-a network meta - Frontiers in neurology, 2026.
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Research summary (Cupping Therapy): Comparative effectiveness of non-pharmacological traditional Chinese medicine therapies for chronic fatigue syndrome: a systematic review an - Frontiers in medicine, 2026.
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Objective: To evaluate the optimal duration of thumb cupping therapy for frozen shoulder (FS) by thermal metabolic imaging (TMI) and to provide clinical evidence. Methods: From April 2022 to August 2023, 120 patients with frozen shoulder who received thumb cupping therapy at our hospital were randomized into groups A, B, and C …
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Objective: Migraine is a common neurological disorder, which resulting in significant societal and personal burdens. Acupuncture has attracted widespread attention in migraine prophylaxis and treatment in recent years. Although some studies have confirmed the effectiveness of acupuncture therapy in treating migraines, there is still a lack of comprehensive evaluation regarding the …
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Objectives: To explore the clinical effect of Yang‘s pricking-cupping therapy and its central mechanism in treatment of eczema-induced pruritus using resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). Methods: Fifty patients with eczema-induced pruritus were enrolled in the observation group, and 50 healthy subjects were enrolled in the control group. No any intervention was delivered …
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Objective: Cupping therapy is an ancient technique of healing used to treat a variety of ailments. An evidence-mapping study was conducted to summarize the existing evidence of cupping therapy for pain-related outcomes and indicate the effect and the quality of evidence to provide a comprehensive view of what is known. Methods: PubMed, …
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Background and aim: Chronic back pain causes physical, functional, and emotional disabilities. Traditional Chinese Medicine therapies have been shown as interventions to treat chronic back pain. The present study aimed to clinically evaluate the effects of ear acupuncture combined with cupping therapy on people with chronic back pain. Experimental procedure: We conducted …
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Objectives: To investigate the possible effects of wet-cupping therapy on autoimmune activity and thyroid hormonal profiles of Hashimoto’s disease patients. Methods: A prospective pilot controlled trial was carried out among adult females following Hashimoto’s disease at the Endocrinology Clinic of King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, from February 2014 until March …
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Methods: Several databases were systematically searched from inception to March 2, 2020, including PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China Network Knowledge Infrastructure, and Wan Fang. This review included randomized controlled trials on plaque psoriasis treatment with the use of moving cupping and in combination with Chinese herbs or …
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