Effect of dry cupping therapy at acupoint bl23 on intensity and quality of postpartum low back pain

Aim: Aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of dry cupping therapy at acupoint BL23 on intensity and quality of postpartum low back pain among postnatal mothers in a selected hospital of New Delhi. Setting and Design: A quantitative experimental research, using pre test pot test control group design was used and study was conducted in Swami Dayanand Hospital, New Delhi. Sample and Sampling: 60 samples were taken using purposive sampling technique. Methods: Structured questionnaire and Short Form Mc Gill Pain Questionnaire was used to collect data regarding demographic variables, clinical profile of postnatal mothers and intensity and quality of postpartum low back pain among postnatal mothers. Result: In this study findings revealed that the mean intensity of low back pain reached from 8.33 before the intervention to 1.97 after 3 days of intervention and according to Short Form Mc Gill Pain Questionnaire the mean SMPQ Scores also reduced from 29.83 to 4.9. The results showed significant difference between the observations. Conclusion: Thus, it was found that dry cupping therapy is effective reducing the intensity and improving the quality of postpartum low back pain.