Stroke, back pain, and insomnia present formidable health concerns on a global scale, as highlighted by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Stroke Organization (WSO). WHO forecasts an escalation in back pain cases, projecting an alarming 843 million affected by 2050, due to population expansion and the aging. Concurrently, WSO emphasizes that stroke continues to be a leading cause of mortality worldwide. In response to these challenges, this invention introduces a solution through alternative medicine, medicinal cupping. Traditional cupping practices often involve arbitrary placement of cups based on patient feedback, lacking a scientific framework to substantiate their efficacy. To address this, a mathematical model leveraging graph coloring predicts the optimal cupping points for alleviating back pain, insomnia, and stroke. This innovative approach is seamlessly integrated with a graphical user-friendly interface developed using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA). This novel model holds immense promise in the realms of biomathematics and medical sciences, especially within the field of industrial cupping, heralding a new era of holistic health management.
| Item Type: | Book Section |
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| Creators: | Creators Email / ID Num. Aziz, Nur Atikah UNSPECIFIED Yusof, Yuhani UNSPECIFIED Mohd Radzuan, Hazulin hazulin@iium.edu.my Adzhar, Noraziah UNSPECIFIED |
| Contributors: | Contribution Name Email / ID Num. Editor Mohd Zukhi, Mohd Zhafri zhafri319@uitm.edu.my Editor Zakaria, Shahida Farhan shahidafarhan@uitm.edu.my Editor Shamsuddin, Norin Rahayu norinrahayu@uitm.edu.my |
| Subjects: | T Technology > T Technology (General) > Technological change T Technology > T Technology (General) > Technological change > Technological innovations |
| Divisions: | Universiti Teknologi MARA, Kedah > Sg Petani Campus |
| Page Range: | p. 122 |
| Keywords: | Medicinal cupping, Graph colouring, Back pain, Insomnia, Stroke |
| Date: | 2024 |
| URI: | https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/144179 |
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