Treatment of Sciatica by HIJAMA (Regimental Therapy- Cupping). | [RADS Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences • 2014]

Author(s):

1. Allah Nawaz: Faculty of Medicine, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan; Faculty of Eastern Medicine Hamdard University Karachi,

2. Asif Iqbal: Faculty of Eastern Medicine Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan

3. Asif Ahmed: Baqai Medical University, Karachi, Pakistan

4. Amber Mushtaq: Shifa Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan

5. Muhammad Amjad Chishti: Faculty of Eastern Medicine Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan

6. Irshad Ahmad: Faculty of Pharmacy & Alternative Medicine, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan

7. Khan Usmanghani: Jinnah University for Women, Karachi. Pakistan

Abstract:

Though cupping therapy has been used in UNANI MEDICINE (Greco Arabic Medicine) for thousands of years but there has been no vast literature and clinical research studies on it. It has been widely practiced in the Middle East and the rest of the world for centuries. In the present study using pre and post research design, thirty five patients with sciatic pain were enrolled at baseline and two weeks following treatment having back pain (54.4 %), sciatica pain (65.5%) and headache (12.7%). Results suggest that by using cupping therapy (Wet Cupping) compared to baseline, sciatic pain was decreased more efficiently which indicated that wet cupping may leads to more clinical benefit for treating various chronic diseases. However, further more rigorous designed trials in relevant conditions are warranted to support this regimental therapy in practice.

Page(s): 22-25

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: RADS Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Volume: 2, Issue: 2, Year: 2014

Keywords:

Sciatica , Wet Cupping , Unani Medicine , Hijama

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