A complementary therapy called Hijama, or wet cupping, needs tighter regulation, say experienced practitioners. Hijama is used to treat a wide range of conditions including migraines and hay fever and ...

Cupping therapy is putting suction cups on your back to help with pain, inflammation, and other health problems. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new.

The media has been abuzz with stories of Olympic athletes, such as Micheal Phelps, displaying huge circular marks on their body. The marks are caused due to cupping - or Hijama, as the practice has ...

A former prison worker and footballer has opened a Hijama cupping and massage clinic on Stapleton Road. Usman Jalil quit his job as a careers advisor for prison inmates seven months ago to open his ...

Swimmers gliding through the water in the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham have been wowing spectators with their flawless movement. But the more curious may also notice the bruise-like perfect ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...

Cupping therapy dates back to older civilizations with evidence in Egyptian medical books. It is also a fundamental part of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, where it was used to ...

“Doctors who want to practise Hijama in the country have to have a BSc degree in general medicine from a university recognised by the MoH," said Dr Abdul Ghaffar Abdul Ghafoor, Assistant ...