(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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...