2024-07-30 12:12:16
Nicolò Martinenghi’s ‘polka dot’ is back, gold medal in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2024 Paris Olympics, caught the eye in the immortal photos of the Italian swimmer and is nothing new among the athletes. Likewise round, red marks are also observed several times on the skin of other specimens from the tankwith Gregorio Paltrinieri.
It is manifestations of cupping therapy or cuppingThe character is also loved by many celebrities, for example Hollywood stars such as Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston. But what is it? Is it really necessary or can it be dangerous? The experts of ‘Doctor, but is it true that …?’, the anti-fake news portal of Fnomceo, the National Federation of Medical Associations, try to explain it. On the one hand, inflation has no scientific basis, they point out. On the other hand, they warn, it can also cause risks.
“Cuping – the anti-hoax doctors explain – is not a new trend: lTraditional Chinese medicine has been recommended by hundreds (thousand?) of years for the most different ailments. From back pain (lumbosciatica) to chronic pain, up to some respiratory diseases”.
What is it about?
“It’s me Glass pots are applied to the skin and, by light, a vacuum is created“with the result” the expectation of the skin. The needles are in contact with the skin for a variable period of time (usually between 5 and 15 minutes), but the procedures vary greatly depending on who is doing them. At least 15 different methods of cup manipulation and 10 different preservation techniques are known.” So “in 2010 the Chinese government proposed a moderation of drinking practices”.
Why should it be good?
“The benefit for the patient will be due to the improvement of blood flow in the treated areas“However, “as underlined by a review in the ‘Quarterly Journal of Medicine’ of Oxford University Press – doctors show – articles that study the possible mechanisms of the action of giving are still very limited”.
But what evidence is there on its effectiveness?
Doctors say, “for a treatment that is used for such a large number of disorders and pathologies, it is not easy to reach firm conclusions”. However, “we can say that, until today, no scientific evidence has been made to show that giving is effective in the treatment of back pain, or any other illness”. “A systematic review of research results conducted from 1980 to 2013 and published in journals included in the most well-known database in the biomedical field (Medline) – Journalists against false-analysis – found 29 studies of which only one was a randomized controlled trial.
In 2012, the doctors continued, “the study published in the journal ‘Plos Medicine’ analyzed only randomized controlled trials (a type of study that should promise, if not guarantee, more robust results ) performed between 1992 and 2010. Cupping is tested for the treatment of ailments of different origins, from lower back pain to acne, from dyspnea to herpes zoster”. But “even in this case the results are not encouraging, above all left because of the poor quality of the methodology of the studies carried out”.
Also in 2013, doctors report, “another study on approximately 60 patients compared cupping with relaxation massage to evaluate the effectiveness of the two strategies in reducing pain in the spine: no difference between the two treatments”.
Does massaging simply have no scientifically proven benefits, or can it even be harmful?
According to Salvo Di Grazia, a doctor known on the web for his anti-hoax work, “In fact, pumping, in addition to apparently having no scientific basis, can expose you to some dangers. Damage to blood vessels, pain, wounds, bleeding, infections and more”, lists the expert.
“If the majority of cases are handled with the use of a few ‘drinking’ cups – notes Di Grazia – in some cases dozens are used, exposing the victim to even higher risks . Interesting pictures can be found on the Internet – say – in some of which you can even see a lot of blood coming out of the skin that ends in a cup, often with blisters or exudation of fluids This – doctor’s comments – shows the power of the suction force that even manages to break the capillaries and let the blood pass through the skin, but lacks limits and the common sense of charlatans”.
“Systematic review” from 2014, “of the studies carried out in Korea – the anti-prediction doctors concluded however – suggest that the negative effects can be avoided by relying on expert operators and that, in any case, small”.
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