Efficacy of cupping therapy in patients with the fibromyalgia syndrome-a randomised placebo controlled trial

This study aimed to test the efficacy of cupping therapy to improve symptoms and quality of life in patients diagnosed with the fibromyalgia syndrome. Participants were randomly assigned to cupping therapy, sham or usual care. Cupping was administered five times at twice weekly intervals on the uppe...

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Main Authors: Lauche, Romy, Spitzer, Julia, Schwahn, Barbara, Ostermann, Thomas, Bernardy, Kathrin, Cramer, Holger, Dobos, Gustav, Langhorst, Jost
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5112514/