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 therapy is putting suction cups on your back to help with pain, inflammation, and other health problems. (Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new.

ISTANBUL (Reuters) -In a brightly lit treatment room at a private hospital in Istanbul, doctor Erdal Dilekci makes dozens of small, quick incisions on a patient's back as part of a centuries-old ...

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 is a traditional healing practice that’s been around for thousands of years. The treatment involves placing the open side of heated cups directly on your skin. This creates a vacuum effect ...

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 ...

Cupping is the wellness trend that just refuses to die. Seriously—raise your hand if you thought cupping therapy would die down back in 2016 after Michael Phelps permanently exited the pool (it me).

Why are some Olympic athletes sporting large purple spots? The circles appearing on the arms, legs and backs of U.S. athletes like Michael Phelps, Natalie Coughlin ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- All eyes were on the Phillies during their Wild Card celebration last week. Some fans noticed a few players had some funny-looking marks on their skin. If you look carefully, you ...

Every item on this page was chosen by an ELLE editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Say the word cupping and two things probably come to mind: Gwyneth Paltrow and one ...

US swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of 19 Olympic gold medals, sporting cupping bruises on his shoulders and back A number of Olympians - including the most decorated Olympic athlete of all time, ...