So is cupping good or is it bad?
Is it a credible natural medicine or just Quackery?
Some say it is merely superstition, voodoo and barbaric. Some say it is the “Placebo Effect” where patients think they feel better, so they do get better like the Olympian Athletes. Some say it is good, but there is no evidence to prove these Athletes claims.
Professor Edzard Ernst from the Department of Complementary Medicine at the University of Exeter previously told the BBC it was not a proven medical treatment. He insisted it was a relatively safe practice, but added: “There is no evidence for its efficacy. It has not been submitted to clinical trials.”
Pharmacologist Prof David Colquhoun, from University College London, dismissed cupping as “hocus pocus” and told the BBC: “It’s just pulling up a bit of skin, it is not going to affect the muscle to any noticeable extent… And taken to extreme, it can cause harm, it usually doesn’t, it’s usually just a – what [British physician] Ben Goldacre would call – a voluntary tax on the gullible.”
So some say it’s good and safe, but not clinically tested and some say it can cause harm. Regardless of all the recent “hype”, cynics, haters and doubters, Muslims KNOW that Hijama works because in Islam, it was ordained by God (Allah) and propagated by the Prophet Muhammad (Peace Be Upon Him).
And what he did or said was not wrong – In fact, it has become so trendy with the “5:2” diet, fasting and exercise. It’s all about focusing on the mind, body and soul. And fundamentally, about detox and cleansing. Besides which, there is A LOT of scientific evidence and research being done into how therapeutically beneficial cupping is. Hijama has become so popular and professional standards and best practices are improving daily. Just because many medical professionals have not had exposure to the scientific studies, it does not mean Dry Cupping or Hijama Wet Cupping is not a viable treatment.
After all, millions of people had been performing it for centuries…they can’t all be wrong, can they? In fact, modern day surgery is based upon the ancient surgery of Hijama and ArabGreek medicine from the teachings of Galen, Hippocrates and Avicenna (Ibn Sina). So the Greeks used Cupping AND created the Olympics…pretty awesome stuff!
Looks like the greatest Olympian of all time and his team mates have got the right idea by creating this “Hype”. They just need to go that extra mile and try the actual “Hijama” now!
