Figure 2. A photograph of the trauma site (below patella) in preparation for Al-hijamah. A-B. The trauma affected the knee just below the right patella causing a minor tender wound. C. Sterilization using povidone iodine was done at the injury site for applying a medium-sized suction cup to include the whole injury area (in agreement with prophetic medicine recommendation to treat trauma with Al-hijamah) [8]

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Al-hijamah (wet cupping therapy of prophetic medicine) as an Adjuvant Non-operative Management for Treating Simple Knee Joint Sport Injury and Associated Pain (A Case Study)

Salah Mohamed El Sayed

American Journal of Sports Science and Medicine. 2023, 11(1), 1-6 doi:10.12691/ajssm-11-1-1