If you’ve watched sports, you may have noticed some athletes with strange dark circles on their arms, backs or legs. Rests assured, these strange bruise-like marks weren’t left from alien abductions.

Athletic training staffs commonly incorporate cupping into sports therapy routines alongside massage and physical therapy.

WHEN I INJURED my back late last year, cupping was not at the top of my list for therapies. I knew I wanted massage, a visit to the chiropractor and probably acupuncture too. While I have some ...

Some research suggests cupping may have beneficial effects, including pain relief and increasing local blood flow. However, more research is necessary to understand cupping’s therapeutic potential and ...

As soft instrumental music plays in a pastel-green room of her Lititz home, Bryna Freeman places what looks like an old-fashioned lightbulb on the shirtless back of a 54-year-old man who's lying face ...

I've had my fair share of alternative healing practices like cupping done in the past. Even though cupping leaves funny, somewhat creepy marks on my back, cupping offers a lot of relief in my back and ...

During a recent socially distanced lunch, I found myself more focused on my friend’s taut, radiant complexion than our actual conversation. Upon this admission (shameful for me; for her, flattering), ...

Even though cupping is big on TikTok right now, the technique is nothing new; in fact, it's been popular in Chinese and Middle Eastern medicine for centuries. On the body, cupping therapy involves ...