Cupping therapy has been used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for *thousands* of years. The age-old treatment, which involves a practitioner placing suction cups along your back to increase ...

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 ...

In general, many people who try cupping find benefit from it, says Lijana Shestopal, a doctor of traditional Chinese medicine and a licensed acupuncturist in Northbrook, Illinois, who frequently ...

The Egyptians introduced cupping to the ancient Greeks who used it as a cure for almost every illness. In traditional Chinese medicine, it's closely linked to acupuncture. The Islamic Prophet ...

More and more, people use practices like these from traditional Chinese medicine (TCM ... This is especially true of acupuncture, tai chi, cupping, and moxibustion. Herbs can be a little trickier.

There is no need for complex equipment. TCM tools, the small splints used in Chinese osteopathy, the spoons used in guasha, or the cups used in cupping therapy for example, can draw from materials ...

A group of postgraduate students from the University of Malta experienced traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatments, including acupuncture, cupping and Gua Sha therapies at the Mediterranean ...