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Al-hijamah (wet cupping therapy of prophetic medicine) as a novel alternative to surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome

Moutasem S. Aboonq
Neurosciences Journal April 2019, 24 (2) 137-141; DOI: https://doi.org/10.17712/nsj.2019.2.20180036

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    Figure 1

    First suction step of Al-hijamah. A) Proper-sized cups were applied to the anterior aspect of the carpal region, B) Same cups are applied again to the posterior aspect of the carpal region after finishing Al-hijamah of its anterior aspect.

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    Figure 2

    Second step (shartat mihjam) and third step of Al-hijamah (2nd suction) to the anterior aspect of the carpal region. Scarification safety technique to guarantee preserving safety of the superficial contents of the carpal tunnel particularly the median nerve. Simply, the physician’s left hand grasped the patient’s skin up (away from vital carpal tunnel structures) while the physician’s right hand scarified the grasped skin superficially (A). B-C-D) Collecting the bloody excretion (filtered fluids + interstitial fluids + minor bloody drops due to skin scarification) drawn inside the sucking cups.

  • Figure 3
    Figure 3

    Third step of Al-hijamah (2nd suction) to the back of the carpal region, A-B) Collecting the bloody excretion (filtered fluids + interstitial fluids + minor bloody drops due to skin scarification), C) Post-Al-hijamah signs disappear within few days.

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    Figure 4

    Al-hijamah is also carried out at the general anatomical sites (upper back region and back of trapezius muscle). Sucking cups applied at the back region (A). A bloody excretion was coming out in the sucking cups after shartat mihjam (B). Post-Al-hijamah signs (demarcations induced by applying the sucking cups and the skin scarifications) disappear within few days (C).

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