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Abstract

CLINICAL STUDY FOR EFFICACY OF HEJAMAT BILA SHURT (DRY CUPPING) IN THE MANAGEMENT OF WAJA UZ ZUHR (LOW BACK PAIN)

Saman Anees* and Dr. Suboohi Mustafa

ABSTRACT

Low back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder affecting 80% of people at some point in their lives and one of the most challenging physical disabilities in the modern age of sedentary lifestyle. In the classical literature of Unani Medicine, the clinical presentation of Waja uz Zuhr simulate with those of low back pain, which is due accumulation of Ghaleez khilt-e-balgham or due to Ghaleez riyah in the lumbar and lumbo-sacral region. Tanqiya (Evacuation) of this accumulated morbid matter is necessary in order to manage the diseased condition and is done by Hijamat bila shurt (Dry Cupping) as indicated in literature. Keeping this in view, a study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of dry cupping for low back pain. Total 20 patients were randomly selected into the study after obtaining informed consent, on the basis of inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the patients were assessed for low back pain at Visual analogue scale and Oswestry low back pain disability questionnaire, and assessment was done at 0 day and 7th day. The results were analysed statistically by paired t-test. The result is highly significant (p

Keywords: Hijamat bila Shurt (Dry cupping), Waja uz Zuhr (low back pain).


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