by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 11, 2008 | Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine Basics, Chinese Medicine, Cupping, Health, Pain Relief
In my last post, I featured a photo of Wang Qun, an Olympic Chinese swimmer who used cupping to reduce pain before the Beijing Games began. This is the perfect time to give an explanation of Cupping. Cupping is an ancient technique that involves placing jars on the...
by Jennifer Dubowsky | Aug 7, 2008 | Acupuncture, Acupuncture and Athletes, Acupuncture and The Olympics, Celebrities and Acupuncture, Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medicine and Athletes, Health, Olympics, Pain Relief
Getting ready for the 2008 Olympics, doctors at the healing center of Beijing Sports University were using acupuncture to treat about 70% of the chronic and acute muscle injuries they dealt with, reported Jonathan Watts in The Lancet in 2004. Many sports doctors in...
