What Is Cupping Therapy? See How You Can Benefit From Fire Cupping Therapy Just Like Athletes & Celebrities Do

Did you see the circular bruises on Michael Phelps and other athletes competing in the Rio Olympics? The bruises on his back nearly got more attention than all of the medals he won in the pool!

Lots of Olympians, celebrities, and other athletes believe in the healing properties of cupping therapy.

Cupping (also known as fire cupping or Chinese fire cupping) has been used for thousands of years around the world.

While it may not look very similar to guided spinal decompression, both cupping and spinal decompression actually rely on the same principles.

Here are the reasons cupping is used, and what you need to know before you try it.

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