What do singer Lady Gaga, actress Gwyneth Paltrow, fashion mogul Victoria Beckham and Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps have in common apart from being famous? All four are fans of cupping, a form of ...

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 ...

Got aches, stomach pains, asthma or sprains? You just might benefit from “cupping,” an ancient health practice whereby cups are used to create suction on the surface of the skin. Similar in some ...

Cupping therapy has been a key element of Chinese medicine for hundreds of years and has been seen in many other ancient cultures across the globe. It most recently came to the attention of a wider ...

Five years ago, when Joginder Kaur, 70, was prescribed knee replacement surgery by an allopathic doctor, she consulted a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) specialist. After taking Chinese herbal ...

As Americans embrace ‘alternative’ remedies, people online joke that they’re ‘Chinamaxxing’ their wellness routines ...

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 ...

HONG KONG: Traditional Chinese Medicine's (TCM) cupping therapy is meant to help tissues release toxins, activate the lymphatic system, stimulate blood circulation and relieve muscle and joint pains.

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 ...