Effect of wet cupping versus microcurrent on overweight elderly with non-specific low back pain

Background: Worldwide attention for Non-specific low back pain is due to its growing negative impact either economic or reported physical dysfunction. Potential evidence regarding wet cupping therapy as an alternative therapy, and well-known micro currents for their therapeutic benefits on chronic non-specific low back pain. Purpose: To determine efficacy of wet cupping versus microcurrent on overweight elderly with non-specific low back pain. Method: Forty overweight elderly males’ participants with non-specific low back pain from military rehabilitation center, Agouza, age range was 65-75 years old, body mass index range 25- 29.9 kg/ cm2. They were randomly allocated into two equal groups; Group I received wet cupping therapy 1 session per week; and Group II received micro-current stimulation 3 sessions per week, from June 2022 to January 2023. Baseline evaluation involving sagittal lumbar mobility using baseline bubble inclinometer and pressure pain threshold using pressure algometer. Statistical analyses were conducted significance level was settled at 0.05 level. Result: unsignificant differs revealed at baseline analysis. Both groups had revealed a significant increase in sagittal lumbar mobility, and pressure pain threshold, and quality of life scale values post treatment. While, there were significant increase in group I compared with group II post treatment in term of sagittal lumbar extension, only. Conclusion: Both microcurrent and wet cupping modalities is valuable with superiority for wet cupping in terms of lumbar sagittal extension therefore, could be recommended in overweight elderly with non-specific low back pain management.