Hijamah for the treatment of Sciatica

Hijamah for the treatment of Sciatica - by Abu Abdul Wali

This is a guest-post by Abu Abdul Wali - a male cupping therapist based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Sciatica is a disease caused by general compression or irritation of spinal nerve roots, doctors say that the nerves are compressed (usually) when the patient lifts heavy weight, but the actual reason is the accumulation of dry & thick septic substances that compress the nerves. You may not feel it, but the septic substance is exerting a pressure on your nerves & when it remains for years, nerves are compressed daily, very slowly by 1/ 100 fraction of a millimeter & all of a sudden, lifting heavy weights or other injury results in the existence of Sciatica. Constipation is another reason for the build-up of toxins in lower back.

Ibn Al Qayyam mentioned that extracting out the septic substance requires a medicine that can bring the problem to its maturity & then expels it out through stools, & he explained that for people of Hijaaz, fat from a fat-tailed sheep is the best (laxative) medicine. Herbs from Tibb-e-Nabwi like Mugwort (Sheeh), Frankincense, Sana Makki, Habb al Rashad, Aloe Vera, Ginger, black seed, etc. all will help to cure Sciatica Insha'Allah. Hijamah + Tibb-e-Nabwi herbs can surely save a Sciatica patient from spinal surgery.

Sciatica is called Iriq-al-Nasa, wrongly pronounced as Arq-un-Nisaa in Urdu.

Sciatica patients are cupped at 10 ~ 11 points all together, covering the upper back, middle back, Lumbar section from where the Sciatic nerve comes out & at the backside of leg, and downwards where the nerve travels till the foot. Such a Hijamah brings an immediate relief, but it should be coupled with Tibb-e-Nabawi foods, herbs such as Habb-al-Rashad (Cress), massaging with infused olive oil of Qust-al-Bahri & Rashaad, & applying a Cataplasm (Zammad ~ poultice) made with ground cress seeds+Barley's Saweeq+vinegar, it is the formulation of Sahib-al-Qanoon (Ibn-e-Seena). Ground Habb al Rashad seeds (2 parts) are mixed with one part of barley's Saweeq (Sattu) & made like a bread dough in pure vinegar (you can also add some olive oil), the blessed mixture is applied as a cataplasm (poultice) wherever the patient feels pain, Ibn e Seena said that this Zamaad is best for Sciatica pains (Iriq al Nasa عرق النسا).
He wrote : ينفع من عرق النسا شربا وضمادا بالخل وسويق الشعير & similar words were repeated by Ibn Al Qayyam when he wrote about Habb al Rashad وإذا خلط بسويق الشعير والخل، وتضمد به، نفع من عرق النسا، وحلل الأورام الحارة في آخرها‏.‏ When Cress is mixed with barley Saweeq (Flour) and vinegar and used as a bandage, it helps the patients of Sciatica and decomposes hot tumors.

When your Zamaad is ready, apply it on your painful limb, put a small piece of polyethylene shopper bag over it & tie with a cloth like bandage, it should be done after Isha, as you have to keep the Zamaad for 3-4 hours, it is better to apply before sleep & open it in the morning at Fajar. Ibn e Seena also wrote that Zamaad of Qust al Bahri (with olive oil) also provides relief from Iriq al Nasa & Allah is The HEALER. It is advisable that the patient avoids exertion, especially lifting weights.





You may read further about Sciatica at the following links :

Sciatica
الثفــاء / حــــرف / CRESS / Habb Al Rashaad


FEATURED HIJAMA THERAPIST:
Abu Abdul Wali

LOCATION:
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia

CONTACT DETAILS:
Email:shami@tibbenabawi.org
Website: www.tibbenabawi.org

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Our thanks to Abu Abdul Wali from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for sharing the above post. If you have any questions for Br Hasan or indeed have been treated by him and want to leave him a testimonial, then please do so via a comment* below.

If you are a hijama therapist or patient and are happy to share your knowledge or experience via a guest blog-post like the one above, please send me an email to: hijama.mail@gmail.com.

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Dr Ridwan Ahmed launches Hijama (Cupping Therapy) in the West Midlands!

If you live in or within travelling distance to the West Midlands, Luton or East London areas, and are interested in getting Hijama Therapy, then you need to read this!


"I'm a doctor - practicing and living in Birmingham and I am currently working as a GP trainee.

I have undergone various practical sessions and am currently undertaking a Hijamah course recognised by the Complimentary Medical Association (http://www.the-cma.org.uk/). I have been trained directly by the world famous Dr Ahmad Hafny from Cairo who directs a leading Hijamah school in Cairo and also runs regular clinics in Egypt, Saudia Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.

I am also a member of the British Medical Acupuncture Society (http://www.medical-acupuncture.co.uk) and have carried out extensive case studies on patients in a General Practice setting, managing conditions ranging from simple backaches, headaches and sciatica to sinusitis, dysmenorrhoea and postherpetic neuralgia.

As a fully practicing medical doctor, I have been providing free health check consultations as well as private Hijamah and acupuncture services for many patients in the West Midlands, as well as Luton and East London areas, at a very reasonable rate.

Please do contact me for advice or to arrange a session, whether it is for a certain ailment and condition or for reviving the sunnah at the prophylactic (preventative measure) position on the upper back.

As a final note, I would like to emphasise the importance of safe, clean cupping. It is vital that hygienic, safe Hijamah is performed taking into account each individuals' past medical as well as drug history.

Contact now for free advice & appointments at very reasonable rates."

Dr Ridwan Ahmed
West Midlands, UK
www.hijamahuk.com
07946 883104

Proficient Hijamah therapist, trained Medical Acupuncturist & a practicing doctor.
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If you want to ask Dr Ahmed any questions about hijama, then please do so via a comment below*.

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"A Brief Introduction to Cupping Therapy (Hijama) by a practicing therapist..."

This is a guest-post in the form of a written interview by Umm Husamuddin - a female cupping therapist based in Manchester, England.

What particular illnesses/ conditions (if any), do you specialise / had the most experience in?

"I have treated a wide variety of conditions; however, as the majority of my patients are female (with the exception of male relatives) a lot of patients come to me with menstrual disorders and hormonal imbalances. The other ailments that I frequently treat are back pain, joint pains, sciatica, and general health maintenance."

And do you find that in your experience, the conditions/illnesses that you have come across respond well to cupping (hijama) therapy? And if so, what are they?

"The conditions which in my experience have shown immediate benefit from hijama are back and joint pain (including arthritis, lower back pain, muscular fibrosis/fibromyalgia, spondylosis), sciatica, and high blood pressure. Most illnesses will respond well to hijama, but each individual patient is unique, as is each different ailment, therefore some people will feel the effects more quickly than others."

Also what would you say about using cupping as a general preventative therapy (which by getting rid of bad blood/ toxins in the body may help prevent conditions like high cholesterol/ heart disease / cancer in the long term)? And how often would you recommend this (once a month? once/twice a year?)

"Cupping / Hijama is most certainly beneficial as a preventative therapy. It promotes healing within the body and assists in the removal of metabolic waste products and toxins in the body. It also greatly improves the immune system, making the body less prone to disease and reduces the risk of blood clots and serious illnesses such as cancers. Therefore, even if a person has no ailments, they should still have hijama."

"For general health maintenance, cupping should be performed at least once a year, preferably 4 times a year; once a month is best for young people and once every other month for the elderly. Dry and massage cupping can be performed on a daily basis by the individual, in addition to the monthly wet cupping which should be performed by a trained hijama therapist."

Our thanks to Cupping Therapist Umm Husamuddin who can be contacted for more information by leaving a comment* below as well as via email to hijamatherapy@hotmail.co.uk for hijama (cupping) therapy for female patients in and around the Manchester area.

BRIEF EXPLANATION OF SOME OF THE TERMS WHICH MAY BE UNFAMILIAR TO OUR READERS:

Hijama: Hijama (or its variations hijamah, hijaamah or hijaama) is the Arabic word for "cupping therapy", hence both terms are used interchangeably in the above post.
Sciatica: An old word which means leg pain from a pinched nerve. This is usually distinguished from lumbago, another old word which refers to back pain. - http://www.neurosurgical.com
Arthritis: a group of conditions involving damage to the joints of the body. Arthritis is the leading cause of disability in people older than fifty-five years - http://en.wikipedia.org
Fibromyalgia: A chronic disorder characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, and tenderness in localized areas of the neck, spine, shoulders, and hips called "tender points - http://www.arthritis-guide.com
Spondylosis: a degenerative disease in which the vertebral joints of the spine become stiff and then fused - en.wiktionary.org
High blood pressure: A condition in which the blood circulates through the arteries with too much force - www.cure4diabetes.org

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PS: Next time, I am hoping to share a post entitled "My husband's recent experience of Hijama Therapy", which as the title suggests, is someone who tried hijama therapy as a treatment for her husband's chronic headache, neck and back pain. Remember, if you want to automatically receive alerts of updates to this blog, please fill your email details above (if you haven't already done so).

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