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Immediate effect of interscapular cupping on blood pressure, oxygen saturation, pulse rate and chest expansion in sedentary smoker students

  • Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail EMAIL logo , Abdelrhman Ismail Abdelghany und Ahmed Mohamed Abdelhalim Elfahl
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 1. Februar 2021
Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine
Aus der Zeitschrift Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine Band 18 Heft 2

Abstract

Objectives

Increased sympathetic stimulation in smokers may be a risk factor for pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases. This study was conducted to assess the immediate effect of interscapular cupping on blood pressure (BP), oxygen (O2) saturation, chest expansion (CE), pulse rate (PR) in sedentary male smoker students.

Methods

Forty sedentary male smoker students– aged 18–25 years -were divided randomly into two equal numbered groups; wet cupping (WC) and dry cupping (DC) groups. Systolic and diastolic BP, upper and lower CE, O2 saturation and PR were measured immediately before and after a single cupping session in both groups.

Results

Both WC and DC types showed improvements in all measurements with a high statistically significant difference (p<0.05).

Conclusions

Interscapular cupping enhanced CE, O2 saturation, BP and PR in sedentary male smoker students.

Keywords: blood pressure; chest expansion; interscapular cupping; oxygen saturation; smokers
Corresponding author: Ali Mohamed Ali Ismail, Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiovascular/Respiratory Disorder and Geriatrics, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Dakahleya, Metghamr, Giza, Egypt, Phone: +201005154209, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

All authors are thankful to all participants.

  1. Research funding: Not funded.

  2. Author contributions: All authors approved the responsibility of this manuscript.

  3. Competing interests: None declared.

  4. Informed consent: Informed consent was obtained from all individuals included in this study.

  5. Ethical approval: Ethical pproval of the study was obtained from the institutional research ethical committee. All procedures of the study were done according to the international declaration’s principles of Helsinki.

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Received: 2020-03-07
Accepted: 2020-08-09
Published Online: 2021-02-01

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https://doi.org/10.1515/jcim-2020-0050
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blood pressure; chest expansion; interscapular cupping; oxygen saturation; smokers

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  2. Reviews
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  5. Raising burden of non-communicable diseases: importance of integrating Yoga and Naturopathy at primary care level
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