The effect of cupping therapy on non-specific neck pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2018, Pages

  Azizkhani, Mohammad ^a   Ghorat, Fereshteh ^b   Soroushzadeh, Sayed Mohammad Ali ^a   Karimi, Mehrdad ^a   Yekaninejad, Saeed ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SABZEVAR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Complementary therapies; Cupping; Meta analysis; Neck pain; Traditional medicine

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; CINAHL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NECK DISABILITY INDEX; PAIN INTENSITY; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEB OF SCIENCE;

EID: 85047009151     PISSN: 20741804     EISSN: 20741812     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.55039     Document Type: Review

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