Tissue Stiffness is Not Related to Pain Experience: An Individually Controlled Study in Patients with Chronic Neck and Back Pain

Figure 2

Procedure of cupping of patients with chronic neck pain: the image shows the sucking of tissue into a cupping glass, and skin is reddened after massage. The patient is seated lying head stress-free on a prepared shelf. The side of higher tissue stiffness was treated with cupping massage. The point of maximum pain and the corresponding contralateral side are marked with an “x” (one is not visible due to the cupping glass).