BANDIPORA, APRIL 24: Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Shahbaz Ahmad Mirza Wednesday inaugurated the exclusive cupping (Hijama) facility at District Hospital Bandipora on Wednesday established by Indian System of Medicine under AYUSH.
The ancient form of alternative medicine has been introduced for the first time in Bandipora and will be available at eight ISM centres of the district besides at District Hospital Bandipora. Cupping is popular among masses in contemporary times predominantly done to stimulate/ increase blood flow in certain areas of the body, to remove the toxins from the blood and to release the stagnation of blood.
Deputy Commissioner hailed the efforts of the ISM in introducing the technique in Bandipora hospital and said that it will help the patients in Bandipora to avail the facility who want to use alternative system of medicine.
Speaking on the occasion, nodal officer ISM Dr Iftikhar Gazi said that there was a rising demand for establishment of cupping unit in Bandipora as more people are opting to alternative system of medicines and have been found effective as well.
He said various kinds of patients have been coming to the Unani unit for treatment and the response from patients for cupping therapy has been good and patients also stated that this therapy provided good relief for them.
Elaborating on the process of cupping carried out at the unit, Dr Iftikar said based on the disease, we trace particular reflex points on the body of a patient. Then, we place a small cup on one reflex point and suction is created inside the cup through a device and as a result, the cup gets tightly fitted at that particular spot. “We leave it like that for a few minutes and carry out the similar process on all the reflex points.
He said the technique is used to treat diseases like Arthritis, stress, respiratory system disease, digestive disorders, pain management etc. He said the after efforts by district officer ism this type of therapy has been started in whole district and they are getting tremendous response from patients and said that the establishment of cupping unit has come as a big relief to the patients.
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