Hijama Cupping Therapy is an ancient treatment that employs the localized use of negative pressure, creating a vacuum to promote healing. Cupping uses controlled suction to open up muscle tissue and vastly increase local circulation of blood and fluids.
it is the process in which a cup is placed on specific areas of the body and negative pressure (vacuum) in order to collect the blood in that area with incisions to remove ‘harmful’ blood that lies just underneath the surface of the skin.
With dry cupping, the cup is kept in place for a set time, usually between 5 and 10 minutes. With wet/bleeding cupping, the practitioner makes a small incision to draw blood before intentionally pulling stagnant blood out of the incision with the suction of the cup.
To begin Hijama therapy for hair, the patient must first shave their hair. Also, patients who have hair but are experiencing regular hair loss should shave their heads. The cups are placed on the areas of your scalp where you have lost hair. Cupping therapy uses a maximum of 5 cups on the head at one time.
The simple application of suction cups to one’s skin is referred to as dry cupping. It’s an effective therapy, but can be taken a step further. It is similar to dry cupping but includes making very small incisions in the skin before applying suction cups.
Hijama Therapy also known as blood cupping can be conducted after a session of dry cupping, allowing more blood and toxins to be drawn from the body. Furthermore, Hijama therapy is commonly used in combination with other treatments like acupuncture and massage.
