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 ...

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 – ...

Within the TCM framework, vesicles may reflect the successful externalization of dampness or toxic heat in cases of localized ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I first saw this picture I thought that Wang Qun had one of those temporary tattoo ads on her back, like the ones boxers sometimes put on before a match. It turns out that the Chinese swimmer ...

In the wild world of “wellness” fads, the line between health and beauty is murky. This is especially true of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) practices like gua sha and facial cupping that have ...

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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 ...