AbstractThe objective of this study was to identify the effectiveness of dry cupping and hot pack
on pain relief and reduced functional disability for patients with non-specific low back
pain. The study design was experimental study using pre-test and post-test
measurements. A total of 39 patients with non-specific low back pain from Sultan Idris
Education University, Malaysia who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were recruited as
subjects using purposive sampling methods. The subjects were randomly assigned
equally (N=13) into dry cupping group, hot pack group and control group. Dry cupping
group received a treatment session in a week for three weeks, hot pack group received
two treatment sessions twice a week, and control group received no treatment, but
continue previous treatment from general practitioner. Numerical Pain Rating Scale
was used to measure pain intensity and Oswestry Disability Index was used to measure
functional disability before and after the intervention for al.....