Health: NHRA hosting first-ever cupping therapy training – Gulf Digital News

Health: NHRA hosting first-ever cupping therapy training – Gulf Digital News

THIRTY-FIVE medical practitioners in the kingdom are being trained in cupping therapy, in a first-of-its-kind programme organised by the National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA).

Doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and alternative medicine practitioners in the country are taking part in the course, which will allow them to officially offer their services and carry a certificate to prove their proficiency.

The training concludes today at the Downtown Rotana Manama, under the patronage of NHRA chief executive Dr Mariam Al Jalahma, organised in collaboration with Education Plus.

The therapy involves an old traditional method of placing cups made of glass, bamboo, or other materials on specific areas of the body to treat different conditions. The cups create a suction effect to help treat inflammation, increase blood circulation, help with pain, and as a form of massage therapy.

Wet cupping, also known as hijama, involves cutting the skin and using suction to remove blood from various parts of the body. In dry cupping, a plastic or glass cup is placed on the skin, then the air inside the cup is suctioned or vacuumed out.

“The programme is part of legalising hijama and the first time that we have organised such a training session in Bahrain,” (NHRA) Allied Medical Profession adviser