Tolong jelaskan mengenai Bekam di dunia barat dari Bekam

Berikut adalah beberapa publikasi terkait dengan terapi bekam:

Alexis Black: Ancient Chinese technique of cupping offers pain relief without drugs or surgery (http://www.naturalnews.com/020253.html)

Anita J. Shannon, LMBT: Massage Cupping Therapy for Health Care Professionals (http://www.massagetoday.com/archives/20…)

Celebs Paltrow and Spears “Stuck” on Ancient Chinese Art of Cupping (http://www.free-press-release.com/news/200704/1177612286.html)

Dr. Nishi Joshi menggunakan akupuntur dan bekam untuk menangani kanker payudara dari artis Kylie Minogue serta menterapi Cate Blanchett dan Kate Moss.

Dr. S. Tamer: Cupping Therapy Beneficial in Treating Numerous Diseases (http://www.naturalnews.com/022727.html)

Dr. Petra Zizenbacher dari Vienna, Austria, ahli pengobatan herbal yang menerapkan metode Cupping dan Lintah (Leech Therapy) dan salahsatu pasien langganannya yang terkenal adalah artis Demi Moore dan Gwyneth Paltrow sebagaimana Britney Spears yang juga pernah di bekam.

Hennawy M (2004). Cupping therapy and Infertility. Available at http://www.obgyn.net/english/pubs/features/presentations/hennawy15/280,1 Cupping Therapy and Infertility. Accessed December 2004.

Ilkay Zihni Chirali: Cupping Therapy (http://www.cuppingtherapy.co.uk/19103.html)

Kohler D (1990): The Connective Tissue as The Physical Medium for Conduction of Healing Energy in Cupping Therapeutic Method

L.M. Thama, H.P. Leea,b,_, C. Lua: Cupping: From a biomechanical perspective (Journal of Biomechanics) June 2005 (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/jbiomech)

Longsdale, I. (2005) Manager of The Spa at County Hotel, London. Discussion re. ‘the use of cupping therapy in Eastern Europe’

Michael Reed Gach,Ph.D seorang pendiri dan Direktur Institute Acupressure dari Berkeley, California dengan bukunya Acupressure’s Potent Points, a Guide to Self Care for Common Ailments (http://Acupressure.com)

Michalsen A, Klotz S, Ludtke R, Moebus S, Spahn G, Dobos GJ (2003) . Effectiveness of leech therapy in osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized, controlled trial. Ann Intern Med. 2003 Nov 4;139(9):724-30

Subhuti Dharmananda, Ph.D. Director, Institute for Traditional Medicine, Portland, Oregon: Cupping. (http://www.itmonline.org/arts/cupping.htm)

Thomas W. Anderson (1985): 100 Diseases Treated by Cupping Method

What Caused Gwyneth’s Spots (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/38794…)

International Al-Hijamah Therapist Assosiation (IAHTA) (http://www.iahta.org/)