Suggested Integrative Approach for Hand Abscess with Cupping Therapy: a case study

Abstract

A forty-three-year-old male patient was diagnosed with an acute abscess in the dorsum of the right hand. On the 5th day of conventional pharmacological therapy the patient was still suffering, and was referred to the Outpatient department (OPD) to evacuate and drain the abscess and treat the edema around the area with Hijama (wet cupping therapy, WCT). The hand abscess was successfully cured within a week using an integrative approach of wet cupping therapy together with conventional drug therapy.

Keywords: cupping therapy; hand skin abscess; hijama; integrative approach; wct (wet cupping therapy).