O uso da ventosaterapia como recurso terapêutico, no Brasil: uma revisão integrativa de literatura
Introduction: Cupping therapy is an ancient therapeutic technique used for over 4 thousand years by the Chinese in search of healing and pain relief. The technique consists in applying glass, plastic or silicone cups on the skin, creating a vacuum by suction. Although it is widely used and rep...
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| Resumo: | Introduction: Cupping therapy is an ancient therapeutic technique used for over 4 thousand
years by the Chinese in search of healing and pain relief. The technique consists in applying
glass, plastic or silicone cups on the skin, creating a vacuum by suction. Although it is widely
used and reported to be effective, it is important to consider the need for scientific evidence to
support its application. Objective: To review in the Brazilian literature the studies on the use
of cupping therapy as a therapeutic resource, carried out in the country. Methods: The present
study is an integrative literature review, carried out in the databases LILACS, SciELO, BVS
and PUBMED, through the use of the descriptor "cupping therapy". Results: The search in
the databases identified 73 articles, but after applying the selection criteria 71 articles were
excluded, in this way, 2 articles composed the sample for meeting the inclusion criteria.
Discussion: The studies included brought positive results in the application of suction cup to
decrease neck pain and to gain muscle flexibility and decrease pain threshold to pressure in
athletes. Conclusion: Cupping therapy can provide a decrease in neck pain and improvement
in muscle flexibility, however the groups studied tend to be very heterogeneous, with a low
level of evidence, therefore, it is necessary to carry out clinical trials in Brazil that evaluate
specific conditions in the population studied, with a good methodological design, minimizing
the risk of bias and presenting a significant sample. |
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