"Cupping Therapy Combined With Conventional Physical Therapy Improves Pain and Health Related Quality of Life Among Female Patients of Low Back Pain''
Condition: Low Back Pain
MeSH terms: Back Pain; Low Back Pain
Study type: Interventional

Summary: 
      A randomized control trial will be done on diagnosed Low Back Pain patients in Fauji
      Foundation Hospital Rawalpindi. There is a growing interest and demand in the field of
      Complementary And Alternative Medicine(CAM), nowadays .The purpose of the study is to
      determine the effects of cupping therapy combined with conventional physical therapy to
      exercise to lower the pain and improve the health related quality of life of the patient
      using the modified SF - 36 scale. The conventional physical therapy includes hot pack placed
      on the low back region for ten minutes, interferential current therapy was used which has
      four round electrodes measuring 2.75 inches placed on the desired area(low back) waveform
      used was IFC- 4p , having a carrier frequency of 4000 Hz and a frequency of 80/150 Hz, vector
      scan was off , the intensity was increased manually according to the capacity of the patient
      and the treatment time was 15 minutes, strenghtening exercises such as william flexion were
      done once in the rehabilition center and patient was given a home plan to follow twice daily
      with 15 repitions each.
    

Detailed description: 
      Experimental Group (A) = This group will receive cupping therapy every month combined with
      conventional physical therapy whhich includes hot pack , interferential therapy and
      streghtening exercises for back and their outcomes wi;; be measured at baseline and at the
      end of 6th month treatment..

      Control group (B) =this group will not receive cuppping therapy , only conventional Physical
      therapy will be given and their outcomes will be observed at the baseline and then after
      treatment of 06 months.

      Data analysis techniques:

      The data will be analyzed through SPSS 21 and Data would be analyzed based on the study
      design chosen that is random control experimental study within the community using the VAS
      scale.

      A printed questionnaire will be provided to the parents after obtaining written consent and
      providing adequate explanation regarding the study, after which the data will be presented in
      the form of graphs or tables.

      Significance of the study:

      This study will make people become aware of their current physical fitness level, so the
      lifestyle behaviors can be modified if needed, in order to improve their quality of life This
      study will help create awareness among the people, it is not only economically accessible but
      also have very little chances of side effects This study will open new doors for researchers
      to do long term studies on different types of pain with different exercise types.
    

Intervention name(s): Mckenzie Extension Protocol; Cupping
Intervention type(s): Procedure; Procedure
Intervention description(s): Moist Heat Pack for 10 mins McKenzie Extension Protocol Sequence
Static:
Lying Prone
Lying prone in extension
Sustained extension
Posture correction
Dynamic:
Extension in lying
Extension in lying with clinician overpressure
Extension mobilization
Extension in standing; Cupping with blood letting
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single (Participant)
Primary purpose: Treatment