Cupping Therapy: An Overview from a Modern Medicine Perspective

Abstract

Cupping therapy is an ancient traditional and complementary medicine practice. Recently, there is growing evidence of its potential benefits in the treatment of pain-related diseases. This article gives an overview of cupping therapy practice. Furthermore, this article suggests a new classification of cupping therapy sets, a new classification of cupping therapy adverse events, and an updated classification of cupping therapy types.

Keywords: Adverse events; Classification; Cupping therapy; Hijama; Indications; Types.