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INVESTIGATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN DEPRESSION BASE ON THE PHQ-9 SCALE AND TRADITIONAL MEDICINE BODY CONSTITUTION AMONG STUDENTS OF UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY AT HO CHI MINH CITY
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Objective: To investigate the early effects of cupping therapy on heart rate, heart rate variability, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, and skin temperature in healthy volunteers. Method: A pilot study was conducted on 60 healthy volunteers from August 2023 to August 2024. The participants were divided into two groups of 30 each, with cupping therapy applied for 5 minutes at five locations: Dazhui (DU-14), Feishu (BL-13) on both sides, and Geshu (BL-17) on both sides. Group A (fire cupping) used traditional fire cupping, while Group B (vacuum cupping) used vacuum suction cupping. The data collected included basic physiological parameters such as heart rate, blood pressure, SpO2, heart rate variability indices, and skin temperature. Results: After cupping therapy, both groups showed reductions in heart rate, systolic blood pressure, and diastolic blood pressure. SpO2 increased by 0.09 in the fire cupping group, while it decreased by 0.32 in the vacuum cupping group. The skin temperature in the fire cupping group increased by 0.79°C, compared to 0.38°C in the vacuum cupping group, although this difference was not statistically significant. Conclusions: There were no significant differences in basic physiological parameters between vacuum cupping and fire cupping over a 5-minute period. Preliminary findings suggest that while skin temperature increased more in the fire cupping group, the difference was not statistically significant
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Traditional medicine, cupping, heartbeat
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