There are three type of professional within TIBB. Hakim, a consultant physician, Tabib, a physician and Mualliaj, a practitioner. Each physician within the tradition of TIBB works with the whole person while attempting to locate the locus of any given disease. The imbalance may be located within one or more of the four levels; physical, emotional, mental or spiritual. Depending upon the individual patients Mizaj - constitution, type and level of imbalance - the physician can use one or more of the techniques or modalities to restore order and balance.

Treatment
On the physical level he may select massage, manipulation or cupping. This me be complemented with subtle changes in diet and supported by simple or complex remedies from a rich materia medica, mostly from plants and minerals.

If necessary, and appropriate, the physician can use Naffisiyat - holistic psychotherapeutic measures to balance the inner dimensions of emotions or thoughts. If there is a spiritual imbalance, then the Hakim my use Ruhaniyat - logotherapy - to harmonize the Ruh, the core of a human being.
Tibb in the UK

The role of TIBB practitioners in the UK is a very important one. It has become more so in the past 10 years as there clearly is, a need for the general public as a whole, to be aware of and to utilise traditional or complimentary systems of treatment.  The use and acceptance of a range of  therapies and health care traditions is an encouraging sign. Hence, we feel that as practitioners of a tradition dating back to antiquity, we need to provide another perspective to an aching humanity and are, ideally placed to do so.