Written by Dr. M. Ling, 25 February 2015 In my clinic I spend a fair amount of time guiding willing people to tune in to their feelings, bringing gentle awareness to what is not being felt, or avoided/resisted, and thus often contributing to illness or unwanted...
A 64 year-old Polish man came to my clinic across from Richmond Hospital in B.C., Canada in March 2013 for back pain located between his shoulder blades. He described the pain as feeling sharp and fixed, “like being jabbed”. His work is very physical and involves...
Medical and Scientific Bases of Wet Cupping Therapy (Al-Hijamah): In Light of Modern Medicine and Prophetic Medicine by El Sayed et al. Published in Alternative and Integrative Medicine, 2013, Volume 2 Issue 5 ABSTRACT Wet cupping therapy (WCT) is a simple and economic treatment that still needs scientific interpretation. It...
Methods of Wet Cupping Therapy (Al-Hijamah): In Light of Modern Medicine and Prophetic Medicine by El Sayed et al. Published in Alternative and Integrative Medicine, 2013, Volume 2 Issue 3 ABSTRACT Cupping therapy is a simple, effective and economic treatment. Cupping therapy is a formal treatment in Chinese hospitals and in...
A Perspective on the Effects and Benefits of the Ancient Art of Hijama (Cupping) Therapy by Dr. David Parker, ND Published in the International Cupping Society (ICS) Magazine, January 2010 As a naturopath, nutritionist and healer, I was intrigued to explore the scientific reasons why the ancient art...
Evaluation of wet-cupping therapy for persistent non-specific low back pain: a randomised, waiting-list controlled, open-label, parallel-group pilot trial by Jong-In Kim, et al Published in the Trials Journal (2011), accessed through BioMed Central Ltd. ABSTRACT Background: Persistent non-specific low back pain (PNSLBP) is one of the most frequently experienced types of back pain...
An investigation into the effect of Cupping Therapy as a treatment for Anterior Knee Pain and its potential role in Health Promotion by Kaleem Ullah, (University of East Anglia), Ahmed Younis, (St. Georges University of London), Mohamed Wali, (St. Georges University of London) Published in The Internet Journal of Alternative...
The efficacy of wet cupping in the treatment of tension and migraine headache by Alireza Ahmadi,* David C. Schwebel† and Mansour Rezaei* * Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Iran † University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA Published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine, 2008, Vol. 36, No. 1,...
Clinical research evidence of cupping therapy in China: a systematic literature review by Huijuan Cao, et al. Published in BioMed Central Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 2010 ABSTRACT Background: Though cupping therapy has been used in China for thousands of years, there has been no systematic summary of clinical research on...
Cupping for Treating Pain - A Systematic Review by Jong-In Kim, et al. Published in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (2011) The objective of this study was to assess the evidence for or against the effectiveness of cupping as a treatment option for pain. Fourteen databases were searched....