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Cupping Marks Are the New Black (and Blue)

It took millennia, but cupping is finally having its grandstand moment. At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, swimmer Michael Phelps, winner of 23 gold medals, sported dark circular bruises across his back and shoulders, visible to all. Other Olympic athletes in Rio also had signs of cupping, and celebrities including Gwyneth Paltrow and Jennifer Aniston have been photographed with cupping bruises.
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