Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review
Purpose This umbrella review aimed to review and synthesise the findings of published systematic reviews and meta-analyses analysing the effects of cupping therapy programs on musculoskeletal pain in athletes and the general population. Methods A search in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, C...
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This umbrella review aimed to review and synthesise the findings of published systematic reviews and meta-analyses analysing the effects of cupping therapy programs on musculoskeletal pain in athletes and the general population.
Methods
A search in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PEDro was performed. The methodological quality of the included systematic reviews was evaluated using the 16 domains of the AMSTAR2 checklist. Based on the performance in these 16 domains of different weights, an overall rating was generated, and the quality was determined to be critically low (1–4), low (5–8), moderate (9–12), or high (13–16). The overall confidence in the results of the reviews was low. Among the critical items, all reviews failed to present a list of excluded trials, four reviews did not consider the risk of bias when presenting or discussing their results, three reviews did not use adequate methods for the meta-analysis, the impact of publication bias was not investigated in three reviews, and the absence of a planned protocol to guide the review was noted in two reviews. Most reviews included trials of low quality (i.e., high risk of bias).
Results
A total of 301 studies involving 27,960 participants were analysed in 21 systematic reviews. The review confirmed that cupping therapy is more effective than passive interventions such as heat therapy, usual care, conventional medications, and no treatment. However, its effectiveness is similar to acupuncture. There is not enough evidence to recommend cupping therapy for athletes, and there are associated risks such as hematoma, pain at the application site, increased pain, tingling sensations, and dizziness.
Conclusions
Considering the standards, this umbrella review showed that most systematic reviews and meta-analyses using cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain present low methodological quality. Most of the systematic reviews in this umbrella revealed that cupping therapy is ineffective in improving musculoskeletal pain in the athletic and general populations. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e4a78bff056c4b18abc868c9e8e0ff4b2025-01-27T11:40:26ZengTermedia Publishing HouseHuman Movement1899-19552024-12-01254284310.5114/hm/194774194774Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella reviewMohamed Magdy ElMeligie0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3090-5252Amr M. Yehia1Mahmoud Hamada Mohamed2Manna Mahmoud3Mohamed N. AlKholui4Ghada I. Mohamed5Department of Physical Therapy for Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Ahram Canadian University, EgyptDepartment of Physical Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders and Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy, 6th October University, Giza, EgyptDepartment of Physical Therapy for Surgery, Faculty of Physical Therapy Ahram Canadian University, Giza, EgyptDepartment of Physical Therapy for Neuromuscular Disorders, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Ahram Canadian University, EgyptDepartment of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Delta University for Science and Technology, Gamsa, EgyptDepartment of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, EgyptPurpose This umbrella review aimed to review and synthesise the findings of published systematic reviews and meta-analyses analysing the effects of cupping therapy programs on musculoskeletal pain in athletes and the general population. Methods A search in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central, CINAHL, EMBASE, and PEDro was performed. The methodological quality of the included systematic reviews was evaluated using the 16 domains of the AMSTAR2 checklist. Based on the performance in these 16 domains of different weights, an overall rating was generated, and the quality was determined to be critically low (1–4), low (5–8), moderate (9–12), or high (13–16). The overall confidence in the results of the reviews was low. Among the critical items, all reviews failed to present a list of excluded trials, four reviews did not consider the risk of bias when presenting or discussing their results, three reviews did not use adequate methods for the meta-analysis, the impact of publication bias was not investigated in three reviews, and the absence of a planned protocol to guide the review was noted in two reviews. Most reviews included trials of low quality (i.e., high risk of bias). Results A total of 301 studies involving 27,960 participants were analysed in 21 systematic reviews. The review confirmed that cupping therapy is more effective than passive interventions such as heat therapy, usual care, conventional medications, and no treatment. However, its effectiveness is similar to acupuncture. There is not enough evidence to recommend cupping therapy for athletes, and there are associated risks such as hematoma, pain at the application site, increased pain, tingling sensations, and dizziness. Conclusions Considering the standards, this umbrella review showed that most systematic reviews and meta-analyses using cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain present low methodological quality. Most of the systematic reviews in this umbrella revealed that cupping therapy is ineffective in improving musculoskeletal pain in the athletic and general populations.https://hummov.awf.wroc.pl/Effectiveness-of-cupping-therapy-for-musculoskeletal-pain-an-umbrella-review,194774,0,2.htmlathletescupping therapypainmusculoskeletal injurygeneral population |
| spellingShingle | Mohamed Magdy ElMeligie Amr M. Yehia Mahmoud Hamada Mohamed Manna Mahmoud Mohamed N. AlKholui Ghada I. Mohamed Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review Human Movement athletes cupping therapy pain musculoskeletal injury general population |
| title | Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review |
| title_full | Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review |
| title_short | Effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain: an umbrella review |
| title_sort | effectiveness of cupping therapy for musculoskeletal pain an umbrella review |
| topic | athletes cupping therapy pain musculoskeletal injury general population |
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