Cupping has become increasing popular in recent years. At the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, many observers noticed some bruise-like marks on some of the athletes, including swimmer Michael Phelps, which ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) – Michael Phelps woke up on the morning of the first race of his fifth Olympic Games with some soreness in his right shoulder. At 31 years old, the swimming superstar could not ...

(NEW YORK) — Cupping is a traditional Chinese medical technique popularized by athletes — recall Michael Phelps at the 2016 Olympics — that uses suction cups to release tension from muscles. Some ...

John, a stout, gray-haired 58-year-old man from Mountain View, lay face down and bare-backed on the treatment table. A dozen glass orbs the size of cue balls lined his spine, the skin beneath them ...

His back and shoulders were covered in perfectly round purple bruises, a few inches in diameter. His back and shoulders were covered in perfectly round purple bruises, a few inches in diameter. The ...

The Method of Cupping: Is the Recovery Technique Beneficial? As the 2016 campaign progressed, there was no shortage of storylines in the sport. Michael Phelps’ last dance. Katie Ledecky’s dominance.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." At its core, cupping therapy hasn’t changed all that much since its earliest recorded practices, which ...

The most decorated Olympic athlete in history sparked controversy throughout the media with his use of cupping — an ancient Chinese method used to treat musculoskeletal pain and other disorders. For ...

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Michael Phelps woke up on the morning of the first race of his fifth Olympic Games with some soreness in his right shoulder. At 31 years old, the swimming superstar could not ...