Talk:Cupping

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Nothing

There's nothing in the article currently that debunks it. Possible resources: QuackWatch, http://www.skepdic.com/cupping.html When I read the word "Cupping" I tend to think of the episode of Friends where Chandler gets molested by Joey's tailor--"That's how they measure for pants!" --Sethpeck (talk) 17:02, 10 November 2011 (UTC)

Another one

http://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/health/popular-treatment-known-as-cupping-therapy-leaves-man-with-seven-holes-in-his-back/news-story/33b979706858045dc7fcce1523772084 FU22YC47P07470 (talk/stalk) 07:31, 25 June 2016 (UTC)

And this is why, where it's used in the BDSM community, practitioners often start with something to the effect of "this doesn't have any medical use, it just feels good... oh, and don't leave these on for too long or bad things could happen."98.114.228.126 (talk) 19:48, 26 June 2018 (UTC)

Systematic review finds it's bullshit

http://s3.amazonaws.com/academia.edu.documents/37805626/Cupping_for_Treating_Pain.pdf?AWSAccessKeyId=AKIAJ56TQJRTWSMTNPEA&Expires=1466996088&Signature=UQuJW56KniYfi4BH7Zh%2B9zQGknA%3D&response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3DCupping_for_Treating_Pain.pdf Fuzzy "Cat" Potato, Jr. (talk/stalk) 01:55, 27 June 2016 (UTC)

Undeniable proof that it improves bloodflow

Internal bleeding is an improvement, right? Narky Sawtooth (BoN is paranoid!) 21:00, 8 August 2016 (UTC)

The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine finds that cupping works

Expect to see this widely reported. Fuzzy "Cat" Potato, Jr. (talk/stalk) 00:11, 30 August 2016 (UTC)

TL;DR Reverend Black Percy (talk) 08:06, 30 August 2016 (UTC)