This study aims to investigate the hemodynamic changes during dry cupping therapy (DCT) on low back pain. 50 patients with low back pain as experimental group and 50 healthy people as control group are treated by DCT. They will receive four consecutive WCT application in one month. Optical sensors were used to monitor the hemodynamic changes including oxyhemoglobin (\[HbO2\]), deoxy-hemoglobin (\[Hb\]) and the derived change in blood volume (\[tHb\]) in/surround the cupping sites during treatment. The investigators hope to interpret the curative effect of DCT from the perspective of modern hemodynamics.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
Participants assigned to the treatment group will receive wet-cupping therapy 1 times per week for 4 weeks
Δ[HbO2]
the concentration changes of oxyhemoglobin (higher alternation means better curative effect)
Time frame: all groups: up to 4 weeks
Δ[Hb]
the concentration changes of deoxyhemoglobin (higher alternation means better curative effect)
Time frame: all groups: up to 4 weeks
Δ[tHb]
the concentration changes of blood volume (higher alternation means better curative effect)
Time frame: all groups: up to 4 weeks
NRS
Numeric Rating Scale for pain (lower score means better curative effect)
Time frame: experimental group: up to 4 weeks
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