The use of cupping therapy as a proposal to promote health for employees of a private university in Fortaleza – CE
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2020v10i57p3395-3406Keywords:
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Quality of Life, Worker's HealthAbstract
Objective: To evaluate the effects of cupping therapy as a way of promoting health among employees of a private University in Fortaleza-CE. Methodology: The study was carried out through an interventional and longitudinal research in the laboratories of the Course of Aesthetics and Cosmetics at the University of Fortaleza, in Fortaleza-CE. The collection period was from August to October 2019, twice a week with 08 employees who are allocated at the University, who were invited by e-mails, and by the laboratory technique at the University itself. Results: It was found that with the therapy approached there was an improvement in the quality of life, quality of sleep, improvement of mood, reduction of the use of medicines to sleep and reduction of pain, symptoms reported by the volunteers. Conclusion: The use of cupping therapy had several health benefits for the volunteers present in this study. Among them, we can highlight the improvement in the quality of sleep and consequently the increase of the disposition and improvement of the mood, providing greater quality of life.