Volume 23, May 2016, Pages 9–13
- General Medicine (MUDr) Student & President of Blade.cz Surgical Society, Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine, Kamenice 5, Brno 625 00 Czech Republic
- Received 7 December 2015, Accepted 28 January 2016, Available online 1 February 2016
Abstract
Wet
cupping was used in the nineteenth century for treatment of patients in
the United Kingdom (UK) by a few experienced practitioners. Revival
Hijama use by practitioners in the UK in recent years has been observed
as well as interest from the public, with developments of specific
certified training programmes, established businesses providing tailored
Hijama therapy Clinical Waste disposal services, provisions of
insurance cover, involvement of medical professionals and membership
with the General Regulatory Council for Complementary Therapies (GRCCT).
However, there has also been noted that there is not much in the way of
guidance or regulation. Therefore, we would like to initiate some
communication and understanding of Hijama (wet cupping) to benefit
medical professionals, discussing recent research undertaken as a basis
for potentially more in the future (evidence-based practice), in the
likely event that a patient might request to be referred for this
therapy during a consultation.
Keywords
- Hijama;
- Wet cupping;
- Regulation;
- Complementary medicine;
- Clinical practice;
- Evidence
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