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Cupping is an ancient healing technique that dates back thousands of years, all the way to the ancient Egyptians. Although the specific applications vary from place to place, the use of cupping is found in cultures around the world. It is known to have been used by Hippocrates, the Greek physician known as the Father of Modern Medicine, who lived around 400 B.C. It was named as a great medicine by the Prophet Mohammed in the Quran. Cupping has been a part of traditional Chinese medicine since the third or fourth centuries A.D. and is still used regularly in both traditional Chinese medicine and in modern Chinese hospitals. 

Cupping works by placing vessels (cups) at specific points on the body and inducing a suction to draw the blood within the treatment area up to the surface of the skin, which results in increased blood flow within the treatment area. As a result of the suction, cupping often causes bruise-like marks on the skin. Cupping garnered worldwide attention when those marks were spotted on the back and shoulders of American Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps at the 2016 Olympics in Rio De Janeiro.