Advocates of cupping claim it increases blood flow, which, according to Dr Houman Danesh of Mount Sinai Hospital, can 'jumpstart or restart a blunted healing response' in muscles. For athletes, this ...
The Canadian tennis and pickleball pro shows the aftermath of her cupping treatment, and the result are shocking to see.
Those purple circles covering the shoulders and backs of swimmer Michael Phelps and other athletes? Those are bruises from cupping therapy, in which trainers apply the heated glass cups to loosen ...
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 ...
An curved arrow pointing right. The large circular bruises Olympian Michael Phelps is donning on his back and shoulders are a result of cupping therapy — a controversial ancient Chinese therapy.
These bruises are the result of cupping – an alternative therapy that involves suctioning the skin with cups. Swimming ...
Cupping became known to the masses as a recovery method for elite athletes when swimmer Michael Phelps burst out of the pool at the 2016 Rio Olympics looking like a speckled dolphin. Since then ...