SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC AND CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS | TREATMENT GROUP (N = 22) MEAN ± SD | WAITING LIST CONTROL GROUP (N = 24) MEAN ± SD | P |
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Age (years) | 48.6 ± 11.2 | 53.0 ± 11.4 | 0.20 |
Sex (F/M) | 15/7 | 20/4 | 0.27 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.9 ± 4.0 | 24.1 ± 3.1 | 0.47 |
Pain at rest (PR) | 45.5 ± 20.9 | 42.3 ± 18.0 | 0.58 |
Duration of neck pain (years) | 6.3 ± 6.1 | 8.0 ± 7.6 | 0.41 |
Expected effectiveness of cupping therapy (VAS from 0 = not effective at all to 100 = highly effective) | 82.8 ± 13.6 | 72.4 ± 21.3 | 0.06 |