Immediate effect of interscapular cupping on blood pressure, oxygen saturation, pulse rate and chest expansion in sedentary smoker students.
J Complement Integr Med
; 18(2): 391-396, 2021 Feb 01.
Article
in En
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| ID: mdl-33544517
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES:
Increased sympathetic stimulation in smokers may be a risk factor for pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases. This study was conducted to assess the immediate effect of interscapular cupping on blood pressure (BP), oxygen (O2) saturation, chest expansion (CE), pulse rate (PR) in sedentary male smoker students.METHODS:
Forty sedentary male smoker students- aged 18-25 years -were divided randomly into two equal numbered groups; wet cupping (WC) and dry cupping (DC) groups. Systolic and diastolic BP, upper and lower CE, O2 saturation and PR were measured immediately before and after a single cupping session in both groups.RESULTS:
Both WC and DC types showed improvements in all measurements with a high statistically significant difference (p<0.05).CONCLUSIONS:
Interscapular cupping enhanced CE, O2 saturation, BP and PR in sedentary male smoker students.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Traditional Medicines:
Medicinas_tradicionales_de_asia
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Medicina_china
Therapeutic Methods and Therapies TCIM:
Terapias_energeticas
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Ventosas
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Terapias_manuales
Main subject:
Oxygen Consumption
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Thorax
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Blood Pressure
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Sedentary Behavior
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Smokers
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Cupping Therapy
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Heart Rate
Type of study:
Risk_factors_studies
Language:
En
Journal:
J Complement Integr Med
Year:
2021
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Egypt