I’ll bet there are many Winter Olympic athletes who use cupping, but they may be hard to find. We notice cupping more often in the Summer Olympic Games – no surprise – because the athletes …
In my practice I often combine acupuncture and cupping in one session, but I also offer shorter appointments for just cupping. Cupping only appointments last approximately 30 minutes, depending on the patients response and constitution. …
The round bruises on swimmer Michael Phelps at the Olympics sent searches for the term “cupping” up by 136% among consumers in 2016. The centuries-old traditional Chinese therapy is trendy among athletes for pain relief, …
This week has been quite the week for cupping fans! Micheal Phelps and his bold marks have gotten almost as much attention as his gold medals! This has caused a huge number of news stories on the …
Let’s start with a quiz: A. Cupping is an exotic cooking term from Thailand. B. Cupping is men’s attempts to protect their private parts. C. Cupping is an ancient technique that involves using cups on …
At the best of times, necks are particularly vulnerable to injury and, to make things worse, many people sit at computers all day, have bad posture, or regularly place their bodies in awkward positions, such …
Jennifer Aniston received a great deal of publicity yesterday – no, not for divorcing Brad Pitt or marrying Justin. More unusual, the star was photographed with ‘circles on her back’. These circles, unknown to some …
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post about how acupuncture can help computer users who suffer from the common problem of carpal tunnel syndrome. Well, unfortunately carpal tunnel is not the only complaint …
If you have been to my Chicago acupuncture office, you may have seen (and I may have used) the set of glass or plastic cups that I use for “cupping” the Chinese technique that involves …
