Advocates of cupping claim it increases blood flow, which, according to Dr Houman Danesh of Mount Sinai Hospital, can 'jumpstart or restart a blunted healing response' in muscles. For athletes, this ...

Facial cupping may also have stress-relieving benefits. “Because there are so many nerves connected to the fascia and the skin, when we touch our faces, we're quite literally connecting with our ...

Cupping therapy is actually just a nickname for the practice — the medical term for it is myofascial decompression. Myofascia is the connective tissue that binds muscles to the skin. As the name ...

Cupping – once the preserve of the A-list ... regular rituals – massaging the skin or practising meditation – to improve your overall wellbeing. “In China we believe routine is another ...