Cupping: Does it work?

Olympians in Rio have taken to cupping. It's an ancient therapy meant to release tension in your muscles. Several athletes have posted pictures of their polka dotted limbs and backs, a side effect of the treatment.

[lucuteandfunny]

I've suffered for 38 upper chronic shoulder pain. I did the cupping a few days ago and it helped me!!!

[AllenHanPR]

A month is quite an exaggeration 3-9 days is the max you'll see it. Depending on the person.

[Wedneswere]

"side effect" is an understatement

[namentatic]

They do not have idea about this therapy. Better do not talk if you are missing information.

[inchrist]

I tried it just today over my aching shoulders and back...it works!

[danielvo]

1:30 is when he starts crunking, I know that's why we're here lol

[christinaherren]

That looks like something I could do at home much cheaper than doctor visits, pain pills and surgery. No wonder doctors are against it.

[jekyllhyde]

But what if you have 2 girls and only 1

[georgekromidas]

Cupping is probably just a placebo effect.

[juicyj]

My mom does this for me. It works amazing.

[polarkerr]

you guys dont have a freaking clue, Cupping is one of the best treatment a person can have, this is established before your existense

[AreolaGrande]

Meh. I've tried it more than a few times. Does absolutely nothing. Except maybe a psychological placebo affect, which, honestly, is good enough for some.

[CT-zkyo]

i think they do them and wear a loose cut shirt to show them off

[uqbaanzkhan]

And the marks only stay for as long as 2 or 3 days. Not more. I have done cupping therapy . It really is some kinda magic and a gift of God to us which we deny and intead, use other medicines.
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In the past two years, I was always by the start or end of the month due to Typhoid. But 6 months back, when I had CUPPING, I'm going so well and round. Thanks to God ❤️❤️❤️👌👌👌😇😇😇

[benlouisemohammed]

Its not chinese its used by ancient egypt

[MOUHABDE]

the prophet of Islam Mohammed peace be upon him recommend this as way of improving body health.

[silent_gamer]

Lol, they are totally wrong, I have done this, and when I did this my stomach ache was gone. My head was heavy, but when they did the cupping, I don't have a heavy head anymore. Like dude the chinese knows better than the western because the fact that China was born first before the US. It's plain and simple, western people don't believe it because they don't have enough experience as the chinese did. This is why nowadays china is the country that will be the first to enter the futuristic world before anybody else. In fact today they have built technologies far more advanced than the western. Cupping for example has been practiced for 1000s of years (that's way before the US existed). It cured a lot of sicknesses from this. When I see Americans discriminating the chinese, that tells me that they are jealous, and do not want the chinese rise to power, even though they know China would rise to power, in other words, the Americans are selfish (not all of them). Americans use drugs and chemicals to heal sicknesses, but have a lot side effects like, allergies or poisoning. In chinese medicine, they have done this without chemicals or drugs related which results with no allergic reaction nor poisoning.

[honeyredros]

This cupping good to get rid dirty blood n ur blood flow

[baddenby]

no no. this reporter wasn't biased at _-_

[TerriYoung-quhg]

I don't think that's for me.