DRY CUPPING IN LABOUR

Did dry cupping cause anaemia?

In a September 2012 case report in this journal, Kim et al describe a 77-year-old woman who presented to their clinic with back and leg pain and a diagnosis of lumbar stenosis that had not responded to conventional conservative management or to repeated sessions of traditional Korean cupping therapy. The authors report that 3 months before their initial meeting with the patient she had had 30 s...

Hijama (Wet Cupping or Dry Cupping) for Diabetes Treatment

BACKGROUND Diabetes is known as one of the most common diseases in the world and its treatment is one of the most important healthcare issues. Consequently, different treatment methods of complementary medicine and recent medicine have been used by scientific communities to control and predict the disease. This article considered the effects of dry cupping and wet cupping, based on traditional ...

Dry cupping therapy decreases cellulite in women: A pilot study

Some recent studies showed that lymphatic system stimulation is efficacious in the treatment of cellulite. Lymph drainage and micro circulation can be stimulated with cupping therapy. We aimed to investigate the effect of dry moving cupping therapy on the grade of cellulite on thighs. We aimed to investigate the effect of dry moving cupping therapy on the grade of cellulite on thighs. A pre-tes...

Dry Cupping and Its Sequel *Abridged by the Editor.

Dry cupping for plantar fasciitis: a randomized controlled trial

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of dry cupping on pain and function of patients with plantar fasciitis. [Subjects and Methods] Twenty-nine subjects (age 15 to 59 years old, 20 females and 9 males), randomly assigned into the two groups (dry cupping therapy and electrical stimulation therapy groups), participated in this study. The research design was a randomize...