Suction cups are used to relieve tension from muscles. Cupping is a traditional Chinese medical technique popularized by athletes -- recall Michael Phelps at the 2016 Olympics -- that uses suction ...

Cupping is a Chinese medicine therapy used for pain relief and to speed recovery in athletes. I tried it to relieve neck tension and was surprised how enjoyable the sliding technique was. My neck and ...

About 10 round indentations about the size of a half-dollar to that of a nickel mark the back of Kelly Conrad's neck and shoulders as she lies face-down on the table. Some of the markings are just ...

RIO DE JANEIRO -- They are the purple circles that set social media on fire Sunday night, the circular bruises on Michael Phelps' right shoulder that left television viewers around the world wondering ...

It's been practiced for thousands of years, and now the Chinese cupping craze has made its way here to Michiana. Celebrities Like Justin Bieber and Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps have made ...

Cupping therapy eases low back pain by improving circulation, reducing inflammation, and releasing muscle tension. In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is the life force energy that flows through the ...

Chinese cupping therapy has been around for YEARS, but it’s recently been getting loads of attention online. Why? Because celebrities – from Lena Dunham to (most recently) Aisleyne off Big Brother – ...

What do singer Lady Gaga, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, fashion mogul Victoria Beckham and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps have in common apart from being famous? All four are fans of cupping, a form of ...

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Chinese cupping therapy is taking the streets of Yunnan Province by storm. The therapy is believed to mobilize blood flow around the body and is thought to be effective in curing a variety of ...