This treatment is believed to date back to thousands of years with evidence of the method amongst medicinal traditions of the Egyptians, Chinese and Greeks. The holistic therapy consists of different sized round cups and placing it on the skin which creates a vacuum that sucks up the skin and encourages blood flow.
Dry & Massage Cupping is the combination of massage movements and pressure with the use of a suction device on the skin. A cup is positioned at the area to be treated and, depending on the type of cups being used; a vacuum is created within the cup to draw the skin and underlying tissue into the cup. The vacuum creates a suction effect that increases blood and lymphatic circulation systemically and to the local area, relaxes muscle tissue and support, draws stagnation, pathogenic factors and toxins out of the body and releases any pain.
The most popular form of cupping is known to be practised amongst Muslims ‘wet cupping’ where small incisions are made to the skin after cupping to draw out blood.
Hijama "Cupping is a credited Sunnah medical treatment and helps to remove impurities and stimulate a heathier blood flow and increase circulation. The procedure is effective pain relief and detox for the body and also helps with a number of minor and major a health conditions. Hijama "Cupping" was encouraged by Prophet Muhammad Peace Be Upon Him.
