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 ...

If you've ever noticed an influencer with large red spots all over their body on their Instagram Stories, chances are they recently indulged in a cupping therapy session. It's a treatment that's ...

Cupping, a healing therapy used in traditional Chinese medicine and intended to ease muscle pain, has recently caught the attention of vaccine skeptics, who claim it can remove a vaccine after ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Lela is a London-based writer and editor who covers food and drink. Though the wellness therapy dates back to ancient Chinese, ...

If you watched the Olympics or even a red carpet event recently, you might be wondering why some athletes and celebrities are donning giant reddish-purple bruises on their backs. Those bruises are ...

What is cupping therapy? The ancient therapy dates back to 400 BC, and has been used across the world to treat ailments from maldigestion and pain relief, to blood flow and inflammation. According to ...

Cupping is a form of alternative therapy that involves placing special cups on the skin. Cupping therapy uses suction cups on skin to improve blood flow and ease muscle tension Two main types are dry ...

Jeanne Talpash was embarrassed and horrified earlier this year when a muscle relaxing therapy called cupping left two purplish circles on the back of her teenager’s shoulders. “I thought, ‘How can I ...

Does cupping therapy work? Let's see if this chiropractor can help his patient!

When the world witnessed the giant purple bruises that covered Michael Phelps’ back and shoulders during the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, everyone wondered where they came from. But can cupping ...