Dry cupping plus McKenzie exercises for chronic low back pain
Part of Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether adding dry cupping therapy to McKenzie back exercises helps people with long-lasting, non-specific low back pain. It may help reduce pain and improve back function, depending on whether you fit the study’s safety and eligibility rules.
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Who can take part
- You are between 18 and 59 years old, and able to participate as either male or female.
- Your low back pain has lasted more than 3 months (not a specific single cause).
- Your pain level is moderate: 3 to 8 on a 0–10 pain scale.
- You have not done cupping therapy before on any part of your body.
- You are not pregnant.
- You do not have serious spine problems (like fracture, tumor, or inflammatory diseases), no prior spine surgery, and your pain is not shooting down your leg or centered at the sacroiliac joint; you also don’t have conditions like fibromyalgia or ankylosing spondylitis.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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