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In reply to the discussion: What Is Cupping and Why Is it Leaving Some Olympians With Spots? [View all]malaise
(269,328 posts)45. Cupping, Spooning - isn't that
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Me too and it was then that my mother discovered that maybe I wasn't like the 'rest of the boys' as
Purveyor
Aug 2016
#29
I remember late 80s getting cupped before a minor surgery . When the nurses moved me to the
Person 2713
Aug 2016
#36
It's a method of separating out layers of your body. Skin from underlying fat or fascia, muscle.
uppityperson
Aug 2016
#11
Thanks for adding on the skin rolling. Those actually do physical things, like some types of cupping
uppityperson
Aug 2016
#22
If one feels like the cupping is beneficial then use it. I have never tried
Thinkingabout
Aug 2016
#28
Many insurance companies I brlieve even MedicareB in some cases will reimburse for accupuncture
Person 2713
Aug 2016
#37
Are you serious? Sure I was breathing and you know this is not what I was talking about.
Thinkingabout
Aug 2016
#50
I had a pain in my side that wouldn't go away. Regulat Doctor wanted me to take pain pills.
kimbutgar
Aug 2016
#56