
Cupping, A Trendy Placebo or Credible Treatment?
Cupping is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practice dating back at least 2-3000yrs. It's popular in many parts of the world and it's methods of application are as varied as are the reasons for use. But is it just a placebo? More trendy voodoo then functional treatment? More Gwyneth Paltrow than Michel Phelps? Lets explore. In TCM cupping is used to treat the blocked flow of 'Qi' , or energy in the body. In this traditional method of 'fire' or 'dry cupping', cups are ma