Abstract:
Background: Headache is a neurological disorder with a variety of causes and is caused by primary and secondary disorders that can cause limitations in quality of life. Quality of life is an individual's perception of the cultural context and value system in which the individual lives and is related to the goals, expectations, standards and affairs they have. It provides the concept of an individual's physical health, psychological condition, a person's beliefs, social relationships and a person's involvement with something important in their environment. Cupping therapy is a complementary and alternative therapy that is currently developing and can be used as a therapy for several pains, including headaches (including tension type headaches). Purpose: This study aims to determine the effect of cupping therapy on pain scales and quality of life in people with tension type headache. Methods: This was a comparative analytic study conducted in an observational manner, using a prospective cohort study approach and observing the effects that occurred in one group without a comparison group by comparing the pre-post test between before and after the intervention. The research subjects were 13 people who were taken by consecutive sampling method. Data analysis using paired t test or Wilcoxon test. Results: Wilcoxon test showed significant changes on the pain scale (p = 0.001). In the domain of quality of life, the Wilcoxon test only found significant changes on the scale of physical function (p = 0.001), vitality (p = 0.002), and pain (p = 0.001). Conclusion: Cupping therapy had a significant effect on pain scales, but not all quality of life domains.
Key words: headache, tension type headache, wet cupping therapy, pain scale, quality of life
