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Effect Of Cupping Therapy On Skin Surface Temperature In Healthy Individuals, Stephen A. Cage, Brandon J. Warner, D. Mitchelle Gallegos
Effect Of Cupping Therapy On Skin Surface Temperature In Healthy Individuals, Stephen A. Cage, Brandon J. Warner, D. Mitchelle Gallegos
Journal of Sports Medicine and Allied Health Sciences: Official Journal of the Ohio Athletic Trainers Association
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of cupping therapy on skin surface temperature, and therefore local blood flow, at the medial forearm. Methods: 32 healthy subjects [13 females (age = 21.14 ± 1.70, height = 168.00 ± 9.70 cm, mass = 67.07 ± 16.93) and 16 males (age = 21.78 ± 1.90, height = 180.62 ± 6.09, mass = 88.35 ± 14.66) participated in this study. A mark was made with a permanent marker 7 cm distal to the medial forearm. Cupping therapy was performed over this mark with the use of a plastic pump …