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Cupping: The Healing Technique Leaving Its Mark on Olympians

Name: Cupping: The Healing Technique Leaving Its Mark on Olympians
Uploaded: 2016-08-08T22:57:06.000Z
Duration: 1 min 24 s
Description: Many scratched their heads when Michael Phelps arrived poolside with large purple spots on his back. The telltale spots resulted from a practice called “cupping,” an ancient Chinese tradition.

Many scratched their heads when Michael Phelps arrived poolside with large purple spots on his back. The telltale spots resulted from a practice called “cupping,” an ancient Chinese tradition.