Dr. Partha Nandi discusses the benefits of Cupping for lower back pain and removing toxins from the body. However, he believes that most of the other claimed benefits of Cupping Therapy are a result of the Placebo effect.
Ask Dr. Nandi: Does 'Cupping' actually work?
January 2018
One of the strangest and hottest health trends out there today -- pun intended -- is something called cupping. Olympic athletes and celebrities are apparently paying big bucks in order to get this treatment. It essentially involves placing heated cups on the skin. The heat then sucks the skin upwards into the cup.