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Therapy of the future
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-07-01 09:40 Sheikh Hefny teaches this therapeutic practice to about 5,000 doctors and 3,500 practitioners in different Arab countries. The modern practice of cupping is described as "entirely safe and non-feared when compared with the old non-disposable brass cups" by assistant professor of surgery and endoscopy Adel al-Gohary. "Thus, risks of catching hepatitis or AIDS have largely disappeared," adds al-Gohary, who is also an expert in cupping at the same hospital. Al-Gohary explains that sterilizing applied instruments and placing honey on the blood-sucking areas and other preventive measures were not taken in the past. He added that this helped protect patients from catching hepatitis or AIDS. "A cupper avoids sucking blood from veins and arteries and concentrates on the cellular fluid to reduce negative effects and keep side effects to the minimum level," he adds. Al-Gohary says that cupping proved to be very effective in curing chronic diseases, neck and back pain, headaches, ophthalmic diseases, abdomen pain, diabetes, digestive diseases and hypertension. It also proved effective in increasing white blood cells as well as anti-bacterial and anti-viral immunity bodies. More than 30 women, who suffered from back pain after giving birth, were treated by gynaecologist Haifaa Mazhar using cupping. While Hany Hashem Moquebel, who works as an engineer in Jeddah, says that cupping was the best remedy to cure his hypertension symptoms. Hassan Amin Sembawa, a specialist in emergency medicine and holder of an Arab Jordanian fellowship, says that traditional methods of cupping have largely developed as preventive measures were being taken. He adds that cupping is very much in demand after being proven effective in treating drug addiction. "Cupping is found in Chinese and Indian medicine as one of the most effective non-traditional therapies," Sembawa says, pointing out the importance of Syrian research studies which were carried out in this field 100 years ago. |
