Cupping Therapy: An Overview from a Modern Medicine Perspective

Cupping therapy is an ancient traditional and complementary medicine practice. Recently, there is growing evidence of its potential benefits in the treatment of pain-related diseases. This article gives an overview of cupping therapy practice. Furthermore, this article suggests a new classification...

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Published in:Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies 2018, 11(3), 53, pp.83-87
Main Authors: Aboushanab, Tamer S., AlSanad, Saud
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture Therapy
Adverse events
Bloodletting
Classification
Cupping therapy
Hijama
Humans
Indications
Medicine, Chinese Traditional
Types
한의학
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Summary:Cupping therapy is an ancient traditional and complementary medicine practice. Recently, there is growing evidence of its potential benefits in the treatment of pain-related diseases. This article gives an overview of cupping therapy practice. Furthermore, this article suggests a new classification of cupping therapy sets, a new classification of cupping therapy adverse events, and an updated classification of cupping therapy types.
ISSN:2005-2901
2093-8152
DOI:10.1016/j.jams.2018.02.001