Best Practices for the Use of Cupping Therapy in Athletic Training Based on Current Evidence
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Abstract:
Cupping therapy is an ancient therapeutic modality that has been used by healthcare practitioners for thousands of years. Cupping therapy utilizes suction through various means in an attempt to achieve therapeutic effects including reduced pain, improved function, and increased blood flow. In recent years, cupping therapy grown more popular for treating athletic musculoskeletal injuries. At this time, there is a need for more high-quality studies on the use of cupping therapy in athletics. This forum would be conducted with the goal of highlighting best available information and providing recommendations for using cupping therapy until further research can be conducted.
Objectives:
- Participants will be able to describe the proposed mechanisms of action of cupping therapy.,
- Participants will be able to list the indications and contraindications for cupping therapy.,
- Participants will be able to select appropriate scenarios during which to use cupping therapy.,
- Participants will be able to review current evidence on cupping therapy with the intent of integrating it into clinical practice.
Level:
Advanced
Domains:
Domain 4: Therapeutic Intervention
CEUs:
1.0 Category A
Keywords: cupping, therapy, musculoskeletal injuries,
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S. Andrew Cage, EdD, LAT, ATC
Andrew Cage just completed his tenth year as the Head Athletic Trainer of the award-winning Athletic Training Department at the University of Texas at Tyler in 2022-2023. As the Head Athletic Trainer, Andrew oversees a staff of eight certified and licensed athletic trainers that provide medical coverage for UT Tyler’s intercollegiate athletics programs while providing primary coverage for the UT Tyler baseball team.
Cage completed his Doctorate of Education in Kinesiology through the University of North Carolina, Greensboro in August 2021. Prior to his time at UT Tyler, Cage served as a Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer with University of Virginia football and women’s rowing, and later as the Head Athletic Trainer at Morgan State University.
In addition to working clinically, Andrew has presented at International, National and Regional Sports Medicine Conferences on topics relevant to modern sports medicine issues. He has used these opportunities to spread awareness of evidence based practice concepts within clinical athletic training settings, and continues to seek opportunities to add to current literature within the profession.
Andrew also serves as the Chair of the Southwest Athletic Trainers’ Association Free Communications and Research Committee, and the Chair of the East Texas Athletic Trainers’ Association Hall of Honor Committee. Andrew has sought out volunteer opportunities, working as an athletic trainer with organizations such as the Northeast Texas Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Special Olympics Texas.
Andrew is an American Red Cross CPR/AED/1st Aid Instructor, a NASM certified Corrective Exercise Specialist, Performance Enhancement Specialist and Fitness Nutrition Specialist, ICTA Certified Cupping Therapist and is certified by RockTape in RockTape Blades and Performance Movement Techniques.
