(Photo Credit: E+/Getty Images) Cupping therapy might be trendy now, but it’s not new. It dates back to ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Middle Eastern cultures. One of the oldest medical ...

Cupping therapy is a traditional Chinese and Middle Eastern practice that involves placing cups at certain points on a person’s skin. A practitioner creates suction in the cups, which pulls ...

Cupping therapy isn't new in many parts of the world., but the ancient Chinese practice only made it into the American ...

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 explanation for the circular markings? Cupping therapy, a form of ancient Chinese medicine purported to treat athletic aches and other pains. "I’ve done it before meets, pretty much every ...

They are not in pain. The circles are part of an old healing process called cupping. The alternative recovery technique dates back to ancient Middle Eastern, Chinese and Egyptian cultures.

Despite being popular among celebrities and athletes, Gudrun Snyder, founder of Moon Rabbit Acupuncture, told Salon cupping isn’t a new health practice — it’s a traditional Chinese medicine ...

though cupping is a part of many ancient healing systems, including Chinese, Unani, traditional Korean, and Tibetan. Greek physician Hippocrates, often referred to as the “father” of medicine ...