Choi Tae Young, Ang Lin, Ku Boncho, Jun Ji Hee, Lee Myeong Soo
Clinical Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Daejeon 34054, Korea.
Korean Convergence Medicine, University of Science and Technology, 217, Gajeong-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34113, Korea.
J Clin Med. 2021 Apr 17;10(8):1750. doi: 10.3390/jcm10081750.
This study aimed to describe and assess the current evidence in systematic reviews on cupping therapy for various conditions. We searched PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and six Korean databases for systematic reviews of trials on cupping treatments for any condition published prior to March 2021. We used a bubble plot to graphically display the clinical topics, the number of articles, the number of participants in the total population, confidence, and effectiveness. Thirteen systematic reviews that met the inclusion criteria were included in the evidence map, and 16 bubbles were created. The findings from six reviews showed potential benefits of cupping for conditions such as low back pain, ankylosing spondylitis, knee osteoarthritis, neck pain, herpes zoster, migraine, plaque psoriasis, and chronic urticaria. Cupping has been applied in a variety of clinical areas, and systematic reviews in a few of these areas have demonstrated statistically significant benefits. The evidence map provides a visual overview of cupping research volume and findings. Evidence mapping can facilitate the transfer of knowledge from researchers to policymakers and promote research on musculoskeletal pain (such as low back pain, neck pain, and knee osteoarthritis) and skin disease (plaque psoriasis).
本研究旨在描述和评估关于拔罐疗法治疗各种病症的系统评价中的现有证据。我们检索了PubMed、EMBASE、Cochrane系统评价数据库、中国知网以及六个韩国数据库，以查找2021年3月之前发表的关于拔罐治疗任何病症的试验的系统评价。我们使用气泡图以图形方式展示临床主题、文章数量、总人群中的参与者数量、可信度和有效性。符合纳入标准的13篇系统评价被纳入证据图谱，并创建了16个气泡。六项评价的结果显示，拔罐对腰痛、强直性脊柱炎、膝骨关节炎、颈部疼痛、带状疱疹、偏头痛、斑块状银屑病和慢性荨麻疹等病症可能有益。拔罐已应用于多种临床领域，其中一些领域的系统评价已证明具有统计学意义的益处。证据图谱提供了拔罐研究量和结果的直观概述。证据图谱有助于将知识从研究人员转移到政策制定者，并促进对肌肉骨骼疼痛（如腰痛、颈部疼痛和膝骨关节炎）和皮肤病（斑块状银屑病）的研究。
