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Primary outcomes were pain intensity (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS\/ Numeric Rating Scale, NRS) and functional disability (NDI); secondary outcomes included quality of life, range of motion, and adverse events.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Nine RCTs involving 401 participants met inclusion criteria. Meta-analysis revealed that cupping significantly reduced pain intensity (Cohen's d\u2009=\u20091.17; 95% CI 0.26\u20132.09; p\u2009=\u20090.002) and produced consistent functional improvements (Cohen's d\u2009=\u20090.77; 95% CI 0.63\u20130.91; p\u2009&lt;\u20090.001; I\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      \u2009=\u20090%). Secondary outcomes favored cupping, with enhanced quality of life and range of motion. No serious adverse events were reported.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cupping therapy provides consistent, clinically meaningful improvements in functional disability and significant pain relief for adults with chronic neck pain, within an overall evidence base that is stronger for function than for pain and is tempered by methodological limitations in several included trials. 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