The study aims to investigate the influence of 5 cupping massage treatments on chronic non specific neck pain. 50 patients with neck pain are randomised into cupping treatment and waiting list control group. Before and after the intervention the investigators evaluate the neck pain (VAS), the neck related disability (NDI), pain on movement (POM) and the quality of life (SF36) and safety. To investigate neurophysiological effects of cupping the investigators also measure mechanical detection threshold (MDT), vibration detection threshold (VDT) and pressure pain threshold (PPT) and the two point discrimination threshold at pain related and control areas. The treatment group receives 5 cupping treatments over a period of 3 weeks.
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Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Using suction on the skin by means of glass cups, and moving the cups after applying massage oil on the skin
Knappschaftskrankenhaus
Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Pain intensity
100mm Visual Analogue Scale from 0mm 'no pain' to 100mm 'maximal pain'
Time frame: 3 weeks
Pain on movement (POM)
100mm Visual Analogue Scale from 0mm 'no pain' to 100mm 'maximal pain' Intensity rated for 6 movement directions flexion, tension, and rotation
Time frame: 3 weeks
Neck disability index
NDI measures neck pain complaints (Vernon und Mior 1991)
Time frame: 3 weeks
Quality of Life SF-36
the sf-36 is a short form health survey consisting of 8 scales to measure functional health and wellbeing (Bullinger \& Kirchberger 1998)
Time frame: 3 weeks
mechanical detection threshold MDT
by von Frey filaments to measure perception threshold for light touch (Rolke, Pain, 2006)
Time frame: 3 weeks
vibration detection threshold VDT
with a tuning fork to measure perception threshold for vibration (Rolke, Pain, 2006)
Time frame: 3 weeks
pressure pain threshold PPT
with a pressure gauge algometer to determine threshold for painful pressure (Rolke, Pain, 2006) on the area of maximal neck pain, the adjacent and hand and foot
Time frame: 3 weeks
Adverse events
Number of patients with adverse events
Time frame: 3 weeks
two point discrimination threshold
using a pair of circles, determining the distance necessary between those to perceive them as separate sensations
Time frame: 3 weeks
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