Cupping, An Important Part of Chinese Medicine, Takes Spotlight at Olympics 2016

One important tool in an acupuncturist's toolbox is an ancent technique called cupping. Recently, many news outlets have been describing the 'polka-dots' that many Olympians – including Michael Phelps, US gymnast Alex Naddour and Belarus swimmer Pavel Sankovich – have been sporting and breathlessly covering cupping as though it were something new. 

CNN wrote a fair bit about the history of this technique and you can read the entire article here.