Wu Zhongchao, trans. from the Chinese by Cao Jianxin. Shanghai, $24.95 (200p) ISBN 978-1-60220-031-9 Long employed in traditional Chinese medicine to treat everything from bronchitis to premature ...

(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 ...

Cupping is a Chinese medicine therapy used for pain relief and to speed recovery in athletes. I tried it to relieve neck tension and was surprised how enjoyable the sliding technique was. My neck and ...

Cupping therapy dates back to older civilizations with evidence in Egyptian medical books. It is also a fundamental part of Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years, where it was used to ...

It’s hard to dismiss the possibility that cupping, an ancient medicinal practice involving suction on the skin, has real benefits, after Michael Phelps won his 23rd gold medal on Sunday. Yet only a ...

RIO DE JANIERO (KPIX 5) -- If you watched swimmer Michael Phelps win Olympic Gold Monday night, you might have wondered why he had deep purple dots all over his shoulders. It's the short-term ...

Traditional Chinese medicine, a series of natural healing techniques dating back thousands of years. Some use it to heal chronic pain, to increase energy, relieve nausea, improve digestion, or ...

With the Olympics barely two weeks gone, I’m still thinking about those dark circles you so often see on the backs of swimmers and other elite athletes. Those dark circles are usually the result of ...

About 10 round indentations about the size of a half-dollar to that of a nickel mark the back of Kelly Conrad's neck and shoulders as she lies face-down on the table. Some of the markings are just ...

It all started when Gwyneth Paltrow showed up to the 2004 premiere of Anchorman with what looked like circular bruising on her back. But what GP was really baring on her shoulders were the tell-tale ...

When an accidental fall into a doorknob required John Althoff to have shoulder surgery, his recovery included physical therapy to increase his range of motion in that arm. But then he needed therapy ...