If you’ve watched sports, you may have noticed some athletes with strange dark circles on their arms, backs or legs. Rests assured, these strange bruise-like marks weren’t left from alien abductions.

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 ...

Cupping therapy is an alternative healing method that involves placing suction cups on the skin to help ease conditions such as pain, muscle knots and swellings. Different forms of this alternative ...

Cupping therapy uses suction cups to relieve muscle pain in the back, neck, and shoulders. Cupping therapy tends to cost around $30 to $80 per session and may be covered by insurance. Side effects of ...

Cupping therapy has been one of the most buzzed-about alternative treatments in the wellness space for years now. Even celebrities and athletes—from Jennifer Aniston, Gwyneth Paltrow and Victoria ...

What is cupping therapy? The ancient therapy dates back to 400 BC, and has been used across the world to treat ailments from maldigestion and pain relief, to blood flow and inflammation. According to ...

Be careful not to follow gurus who associate all kinds of benefits with cupping therapy. Two reports warn of its dangers. The list of supposed benefits of cupping therapy or therapy with suction cups ...

A doctor weighs in on cupping therapy, the recovery trend that Michael Phelps and other athletes have used while at Rio 2016 Olympic Games. The large dots are created by heated glass cups placed on ...

Cupping therapy is an ancient form of healing that utilises suction to enhance blood flow, relax muscles, and facilitate healing. Small cups, either glass, silicone, bamboo, or plastic, are used to ...

Sophomore Boris Yang is one of the Penn swimmers who has used cupping therapy to improve performance in the pool. Credit: Son Nguyen During the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, American swimming ...

Cupping is an alternative therapy that involves suctioning the skin with glass, plastic, or silicone cups. It may help improve blood flow, boost immune function, remove toxins, and reduce pain. Have ...