What is Hijama?Hijama is a form of complementary therapy that utilises a partial vacuum to create suction on the surface of the skin. The word Hijama is derived from the Arabic word “Hijm” which literally means to suck. The practice is more commonly known as cupping in the west as it often uses cups or cup shaped vessels to create the vacuum. Hijama or Cupping therapy has been used by a wide range of populations and cultures throughout history and was also a practice strongly advocated by the prophet Muhammad (pbuh). It has also more recently become a common practice amongst celebrities such as Lionel Richie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Simpson, Amir Khan and national rugby league star Sonny Bill Williams. There are two main types of hijama or cupping therapy: dry hijama and wet hijama. The dry cupping therapy uses suction alone and causes round “hickey” type marks, often referred to as bruises but like a real hickey are generally not painful. The above
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Acupressure
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Ancient Greeks and Persians found cure for various illnesses just by touching the patient's hands. This art of healing, known as Acupressure is done by gradually stimulating the body's self curative abilities. Acupuncture and Acupressure use the same pressure points and meridians, but acupuncture employs needles whereas acupressure uses gentle to firm finger pressure. -
Accupunture
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Acupuncture is a technique hailed from China and Taiwan in which practitioners stimulate specific points in the body, most often by inserting very fine thin needles through the skin. A number of studies suggest that acupuncture may help ease various types of chronic pain such as low back pain, neck pain, etc as well as osteoarthritis of the knees. -
Gusha Therapy
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Guasha is a healing technique of traditional East Asian medicine. Sometimes called coining, spooning or scraping, Gua sha is defined as instrument-assisted unidirectional press-stroking of a lubricated area of the body surface to intentionally create transitory therapeutic petechiae called sha representing extravasation of blood in the subcutis.