Looks and sounds pretty sophisticated, but its efficacy has long been the subject of debate.
To cut through the noise, we asked an expert for their input.
Ali Noorani MBBS BSc (Hons) MRCS FRCS is a Consultant Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgeon and an authority on sports injuries and recovery.
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He has treated many elite athletes, including Premier League footballers and UFC fighters. He was the UK team doctor for the NBA London matches and orthopaedic doctor for both the NFL and the Rugby World Cup (2015).
JOE: Can you describe what cupping is?
Noorani: It is an alternative therapy where special cups, usually made of glass (but sometimes from bamboo, earthenware or silicon) are placed onto your skin whereby a suction is created.
Kayla Itsines is on the very slow road to recovery after undergoing a second surgery to address her endometriosis.
The fitness influencer, 29, shared on Thursday that she had the surgery on Feb. 19 after living with endometriosis, a painful condition where the uterine lining incorrectly grows outside of the uterus, for most of my life. Get push notifications with news, features and more. + Follow
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Itsines said that she went through years of pain before she was able to get her endometriosis diagnosed. For me I didn t know if what I was feeling during my periods each month was abnormal, she wrote on Instagram. It took me years of living with that pain before deciding it wasn t right and going to see a doctor to get the surgical treatment I needed and a confirmed diagnosis.
According to scientists from the University of Glasgow, obesity should now be treated in the same way.
Why? Because obesity and excess body fat appear to cause more deaths than smoking.
According to a study published in the
BMC Public Health journal, deaths caused by smoking fell from 23.1% to 19.4% between 2003 and 2017 - roughly the period encompassing the smoking ban and subsequent restrictions on cigarette advertising.
However, over that same timescale, the percentage of deaths attributable to obesity and excess body fat increased from 17.9% to 23.1%.
Scientists leading the study estimate that deaths caused by obesity and excess body fat overtook those attributable to smoking in 2014.
It s the second prime minister the A&E doctor has graced with his presence. Although, he admits, a meeting with Theresa May lasted only minutes. What I was really pleased about with Boris, the prime minister, I should say, he laughs, The prime minister was switched on with what I wanted to do. He s got young children, he understands we have a problem, there is a huge crisis and pressure on young people. He said I want you to make changes, I don t want this to be a PR stunt. In that conversation the language we used was about bringing change, that implies we understand things aren t where they need to be.