the Effect of Dry Cupping on Muscle Strength in Normal Individual

Cairo University84 enrolled

Overview

assessment of strengthening exercise during the application of dry cupping in normal adults

this study will be conducted to answer the following questions: is the application of dry cupping will be effective during strengthening biceps muscle in normal adults who randomly assigned to 2 groups

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Normal Adults Student Education

Interventions

curl exericsePROCEDURE

we use the curl exercise for control group to investigate the immediate effect of it on muscle strength in normal adults

dry cupping and curl exercisePROCEDURE

use dynamometer to measure biceps muscle strength in normal adults during the application of dry cupping with curl exercise

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 25 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age ranges from 20 to 25 years * the assessment is done on dominant hand Exclusion Criteria: * age \>25 and \<20 years * having any problem in the tested upper limb (disease affecting shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand) * having any cardiovascular problems * cervical disorders affecting upper limb

Locations (1)

Cairo university

Cairo, Egypt

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

strength of biceps muscle

use active force 2 dynamometer to measure the strength of biceps muscle

Time frame: Day 1

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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