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The effect of wet-cupping therapy (hijama) in modulating autoimmune activity of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
A pilot controlled study
Amal M. Obeid, Faiza A. Qari, Soad K. Aljaouni, Sawsan Rohaiem, Ahmed A. Elsayed, Maha M. Alsayyad and Ezzuddin A. Okmi
Saudi Medical Journal January 2022, 43 (1) 45-52; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2022.43.1.20210755
Amal M. Obeid
From the Department of YAJ chair for Prophetic medical applications (Obeid, Alsayyad), Cupping Therapy Clinics; from the Department of Hematology (Aljaouni), Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, from the Department of Medicine (Qari); from the Department of Physiology (Rohaiem); From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsayyad), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (Okmi), Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Radiology (Elsayed), The Royal Wolverhampton Trust, New Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
MDFaiza A. Qari
From the Department of YAJ chair for Prophetic medical applications (Obeid, Alsayyad), Cupping Therapy Clinics; from the Department of Hematology (Aljaouni), Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, from the Department of Medicine (Qari); from the Department of Physiology (Rohaiem); From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsayyad), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (Okmi), Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Radiology (Elsayed), The Royal Wolverhampton Trust, New Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
MDSoad K. Aljaouni
From the Department of YAJ chair for Prophetic medical applications (Obeid, Alsayyad), Cupping Therapy Clinics; from the Department of Hematology (Aljaouni), Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, from the Department of Medicine (Qari); from the Department of Physiology (Rohaiem); From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsayyad), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (Okmi), Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Radiology (Elsayed), The Royal Wolverhampton Trust, New Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
MDSawsan Rohaiem
From the Department of YAJ chair for Prophetic medical applications (Obeid, Alsayyad), Cupping Therapy Clinics; from the Department of Hematology (Aljaouni), Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, from the Department of Medicine (Qari); from the Department of Physiology (Rohaiem); From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsayyad), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (Okmi), Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Radiology (Elsayed), The Royal Wolverhampton Trust, New Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
MDAhmed A. Elsayed
From the Department of YAJ chair for Prophetic medical applications (Obeid, Alsayyad), Cupping Therapy Clinics; from the Department of Hematology (Aljaouni), Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, from the Department of Medicine (Qari); from the Department of Physiology (Rohaiem); From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsayyad), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (Okmi), Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Radiology (Elsayed), The Royal Wolverhampton Trust, New Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
MDMaha M. Alsayyad
From the Department of YAJ chair for Prophetic medical applications (Obeid, Alsayyad), Cupping Therapy Clinics; from the Department of Hematology (Aljaouni), Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, from the Department of Medicine (Qari); from the Department of Physiology (Rohaiem); From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsayyad), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (Okmi), Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Radiology (Elsayed), The Royal Wolverhampton Trust, New Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
MDEzzuddin A. Okmi
From the Department of YAJ chair for Prophetic medical applications (Obeid, Alsayyad), Cupping Therapy Clinics; from the Department of Hematology (Aljaouni), Yousef Abdulatif Jameel Scientific Chair of Prophetic Medicine Application, from the Department of Medicine (Qari); from the Department of Physiology (Rohaiem); From the Faculty of Medicine (Alsayyad), King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, from the Department of Communicable Diseases Prevention and Control (Okmi), Public Health Authority, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, and from the Department of Radiology (Elsayed), The Royal Wolverhampton Trust, New Cross Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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The effect of wet-cupping therapy (hijama) in modulating autoimmune activity of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
Amal M. Obeid, Faiza A. Qari, Soad K. Aljaouni, Sawsan Rohaiem, Ahmed A. Elsayed, Maha M. Alsayyad, Ezzuddin A. Okmi
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The effect of wet-cupping therapy (hijama) in modulating autoimmune activity of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis
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