Therapeutic Effect of Balance Cupping Therapy on Non-specific Low Back Pain

OBJECTIVE: To observe the therapeutic effect of balance cupping therapy on non-specific low back pain. METHODS: 75 patients with non-specific low back pain were randomly divided into the control group (n=25), cupping therapy group (n=25) and balance cupping therapy group (n=25). The patients in the control group were received diclofenac sodium enteric-coated capsule; the cases in other two groups were treated with cupping therapy and balance cupping therapy separately. After 3 weeks' treatment, the changes of the visual analogous scores and Oswestry disability index of two groups' patients were observed. RESULTS: The visual analogous scores and Oswestry disability index of the balance cupping therapy group were significantly lower than that of the control group and cupping therapy group ( P0.05) after 3 weeks' treatment. But between the control group and cupping therapy group there was no difference. CONCLUSION: Balance cupping therapy is one of effective treatment methods for non-specific low back pain.