Friday, November 6, 2009

A perspective on the effects and benefits of the ancient art of Hijama (Cupping) therapy - By David Parker ND

A perspective on the effects and benefits of the ancient art of Hijama (Cupping) therapy - By David Parker ND



As a naturopath, nutritionist and healer I was intrigued to explore the scientific reasons why the ancient art of cupping or Hijama therapy was so effective in treating a whole host of ailments and illnesses.

The wet cupping I found particularly fascinating and was curious to know more about the blood which was being extracted via the cup from various areas of the body.

From this viewpoint I started analysing the blood under dark field and light field microscopy.

This proved very insightful and proved to me something I had suspected.

The dry layered blood sample viewed under light field microscopy consistently showed high concentrations of toxic metals and chemicals, as well as showing evidence of bacterial and parasitic activity.

The appearance of the live blood under the dark field microscope showed that there were high concentrations of acids and inflammatory proteins often referred to as fibrin.

These phenomena were more frequently present when the blood was removed from an area where the patient was experiencing pain and inflammation. I conclude from this that the area of pain appears to act like a magnet for acids, toxins and pathogens.

It is therefore very logical to assume that removal of these from the local area will bring about symptomatic relief, while encouraging fresh circulating blood to deliver healing nutrients and oxygen to the affected tissue, thus providing healing and resolution.

Together with dietary change, cleansing and detoxification therapy, along with education regarding the avoidance of toxins within the patient’s environment, I see Hijama wet cupping as a very effective adjunctive therapy on the path to wellness.



Proteinous waste found in live blood sample viewed under dark field microscopy
(This is often found when the diet contains too much cooked food and lacks enzymes for complete digestion)





Rouleaux and Fibrin appearing in Live blood under dark field microscopy
(This formation of red blood cells and inflammatory proteins are always present in blood which is overly acidic and infected)




The ideal live blood picture under dark field microscopy
Observe the red cells sitting separately in their own space therefore having the freedom to travel around the body network of capillaries, which in some cases are one red cell in diameter. Observe the free floating white blood cells known as neutrophils, again having the freedom to patrol around the body searching out toxins and pathogens)




Toxic metals appearing on edge of dried blood sample under light field microscopy.
(The thicker and denser the grey band, the more metals there are in the blood)




Degenerative processes evidenced under light field microscopy
(The white lakes seen here indicate that tissues associated with the vascular system have become inflamed and are harbouring atherosclerotic plaques, toxic metals and cholesterol)



How the dry layered blood sample should look under light field microscopy
(Observe the absence of any white lakes, the clean finely cut edge showing no toxic metals and the black lines all joining together like a matrix)


David Parker works in the field of clinical nutrition, naturopathy and the research of the effectiveness of both modern and ancient healing techniques.

Microscopic assessment of blood is one means of determining the nutritional status as well as the toxic elements present in a person’s blood.

A before and after assessment is useful in determining the changes occurring as a result of the therapy being applied.

David Parker ND, DIP ION, DIP EAV
www.stepstoperfecthealth.co.uk
stepstoperfecthealth@yahoo.co.uk
50 Malvern Road
Hampton
Middlesex
TW12 2LN

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Our thanks to David Parker from London, England for sharing the above post. David Parker is a naturopathic practitioner from Steps to Perfect Health, who provides among other services, dried and live blood analysis.
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Source: Hijama cupping Blog UK London
http://hijamaexpertsalliance.blogspot.com/2009/07/perspective-on-effects-and-benefits-of.html

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Professional Guide To Cupping Therapy


By Dr Tamer Shaban

This is the second edition of the complete guide to cupping therapy book. This book is a complete cupping therapy professional course, to help to understand cupping therapy and how to use this effective therapy for various diseases. It is an illustrated book for complementary and alternative medicine professionals, students and supporters.
Publication Date:Sep 12 2009
ISBN/EAN13:1448645786 / 9781448645787
Page Count:122
Binding Type:US Trade Paper
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

New Trials Support the Effectiveness of Cupping Therapy

New Trials Support the Effectiveness of Cupping Therapy

There are many published clinical trials and scientific papers in 2009 about the effectiveness of cupping therapy. Three papers from Germany, South Korea and Iran support the use of cupping therapy and give new scientific evidence to this old therapy.

What is cupping therapy?

Cupping therapy is one of the oldest natural healing therapies in the world, and was a very popular therapy for more than 2500 years. Cupping therapy was used by all civilizations around the world, including the Ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Chinese. It is one of the corner stones of Traditional Chinese Medicine. There are many types of cupping therapy. Wet cupping, herbal cupping, dry cupping and massage cupping are examples of cupping therapy types.

Cupping therapy for carpal tunnel syndrome

The first trial was a German study, published in the Journal of Pain in 2009. The researchers investigated the effect of the cupping therapy as a treatment for the carpal tunnel syndrome. There were 52 participants in this trial. The patients were randomly assigned to either a treatment group or a control group. The treatment group experienced pain relief and a decrease in other symptoms. The researchers concluded that "Cupping therapy may be effective in relieving the pain and other symptoms related to CTS (carpal tunnel syndrome)."1.

Cupping therapy for pain

The second trial was a South Korean study, published in the Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in 2009. The researchers searched 14 medical databases. Cupping therapy trials investigating a pain condition were included. Trials investigating unproven therapy or combining cupping with unproven therapy were excluded. The researchers found seven randomized clinical trials that met the previous inclusion criteria. The researchers concluded that "The results of our systemic review provide some suggestive evidence for the effectiveness of cupping in the management of pain conditions."2.

Cupping therapy for low back pain

The third trial was an Iranian study, published in the Complementary Medicine in Therapies Journal. The researchers investigated the effectiveness of wet cupping therapy for the treatment of nonspecific low back pain. The researchers concluded that "Wet-cupping is associated with greater short- term clinical benefit than usual care. No adverse effects were reported."3.

Conclusion

Cupping therapy is a good natural treatment with a promising effect for many diseases. It is used successfully to treat all types of pain. More randomized controlled trials are needed to assess its effectiveness in other diseases. Please, consult a health care professional before using any type of alternative or complementary medicine therapies.

References

1.Andreas Michalsen, et al., Effects of Traditional Cupping Therapy in Patients with Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial,The Journal of Pain, ,June 2009, Vol. 10, No. 6, pp. 601-608.

2.Jong-In Kim , Myeong Soo Lee , Dong-Hyo Lee , Kate Boddy , and Edzard Ernst -, Cupping for Treating Pain: A Systematic Review, eCAM Advance Access published on May 7, 2009, DOI 10.1093/ecam/nep035.

3.K. Farhadi, D. Schwebel, M. Saeb, M. Choubsaz, R. Mohammadi, A. Ahmadi, The Effectiveness of Wet-cupping for Nonspecific Low Back Pain in Iran: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Complementary Therapies in Medicine, Volume 17, Issue 1,pp. 9-15.

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Cupping Therapy enters the ClincalTrials.gov

Cupping Therapy randomized controlled trial entered the clinical trials,
Name:
The Effectiveness of Wet Cupping on Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, June 2009
Purpose

The hypothesis of this study is that the improvement of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for Pain at the end of the study will be greater in the Wet Cupping Treatment group than in the Waiting Control group.


Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title: The Effectiveness of Wet Cupping on Persistent Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized, Waiting-List Controlled, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Pilot Study
for more details visit http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT00925951?term=cupping+therapy&rank=1

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

THE EFFECT OF CUPPING THERAPY TO DECREASE BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL OF PATIENT’S HYPERTENSION IN AN-NAHL CLINIC OF PURWOKERTO

Abstract

Background: Hypertension is silence killer disease number one in the world and can be effected to strocke , coronary heart desease and the other complication like diabetes melllitus. So hypertension must be treated immediately. The cure of hypertension today used farmaclogic drugs which cause side effects. So it’s need to find new method to solve this problem especially cupping therapy.

Objectives: This study aimed to obtain an information on cupping therapy effect to blood glucose level.

Method: This study used pre experimental study with one group pre test and post test without control group design. Purposive sampling was applied. T-test statistical analysis was used to analize the data.

Result: The average of blood glucose level before cupping therapy, after cupping therapy and cupping blood glucose level are 18,43; 105,23 and 92,90 respectively. Based on the t-test analysis for the effect cupping therapy to blood glucose level between before and after cupping therapy, found that t value was 3,10 (P=0,004) therefore p value less than α (5 %) or 0,05 which mean cupping therapy has an effect to blood glucose level. The effect cupping therapy to blood glucose level between before cupping therapy and blood cupping, found that t value was 2,78 (P=0,007) there for p value less then α (5 %) or 0,05 it’s mean have the diffrent significantly.

Conclusion: Cupping therapy has an effect to blood glucose level for hypertension patient in An-Nahl Clinic of Purwokerto.

Source: http://albadroe.multiply.com/journal/item/216/216

Keywords : Cupping therapy, blood glucose level, hypertension.