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Journal of Obesity & Weight loss Therapy | ISSN: 2165-7904 | Volume 8

June 06-07, 2018 | Philadelphia, USA

International Conference on

Obesity & Fitness Expo

Wet cupping therapy (Hijamah): Sports & physical therapy through suction

Iftikhar Ahmad Saifi

Sports & Physical Therapy Doctor, United Arab Emirates

et cupping is a form of bloodletting that involves first making superficial incisions on the skin, then applying the suction cups

to suck out small amount of blood. It is the application performed to draw out stagnant, congested blood and Vital Force, as

well as other stagnant or morbid humors. Cupping therapy is an incredibly ancient and universal practice that spans both East and

West. In the East, the Chinese have been practicing the art of cupping for at least three thousand years. Cupping is applied to the

acupuncture points to relieve the stagnation of Qi and blood, both locally and in the organ(s) activated by the point. Traditional

healers have long recognized the association between pain and conditions of congestion, stagnation and blockage. An old Chinese

medical maxim states: Where there's stagnation, there will be pain. Remove the stagnation, and you remove the pain. Not only

pain, but the vast majority of all illness and disease including a number of psychiatric conditions come from stagnation, congestion

and blockage - of energy, like the Vital Force, or of vital fluids or humors, like blood, phlegm or lymph. The suction applied by

cupping sucks out and breaks up that congestion, stagnation, or blockage, restoring a free flow to the vital energies and humors of the

organism. After falling out of favor with medicine in the modern era, cupping therapy is enjoying resurgence in popularity, promoted

by acupuncturists, Unani (Greek) medicine physicians and other holistic healthcare practitioners. New and exciting variations on this

ancient technique, like cupping massage, are also being developed. One secret of cupping's perennial popularity is its great ability to

promote a state of deep pleasure and profound relaxation. Hopefully, cupping is here to stay.

J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2018, Volulme: 8

DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C2-061