Alternative medicine in the spotlight: Cupping Therapy

A patient receiving fire cupping therapy. Photo courtesy
Alanna Ralph via Wikipedia

With all of the recent attention on cupping at the Rio games, some may wonder if this technique is more hype than help. 

In a 2016 review article entitled “New is the well-forgotten old: The use of dry cupping in musculoskeletal medicine,” the authors discuss the history, methodologies and effects of this ancient healing technique. 

For more information, check out the full-text version of article which is available via our Discovery Service 

(Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies 2016; 20(1) 173-8). 

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Research Corner: Summer's Top 20 Hot Topics

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1: Cohen AT, et al. Comparison of the Non-VKA Oral Anticoagulants Apixaban, Dabigatran, and Rivaroxaban in the Extended Treatment and Preven-tion of Venous Thromboembolism: Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis. PLoS One. 2016 Aug 3;11(8):e0160064. PMID: 27487187.

2: Bell AF, et al. The birth experience and women's postnatal depression: A systematic review. Midwifery. 2016 Aug;39:112-23. PMID: 27321728.