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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Noma Nazish writes about actionable ways to live well. Cupping therapy has been one of the most buzzed-about alternative ...

Some research suggests that cupping therapy combined with other treatments may help relieve shingles pain. It may also help shingles lesions heal more quickly. Still, cupping may present a greater ...

You may have seen celebrities and professional athletes with circular marks on their backs that come from the practice of cupping. While this form of complementary medicine has gained popularity in ...

Cupping therapy eases low back pain by improving circulation, reducing inflammation, and releasing muscle tension. In traditional Chinese medicine, qi is the life force energy that flows through the ...