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Various colour photographs showing US Olympian Michael Phelps competing during the 200-metre butterfly stroke in the Rio Olympics AP Photos                                   St. Louis, US - 23 June 20162. Colour photograph showing wide low view of Alex Naddour competing at the parallel bars during the U.S men's Olympic gymnastics trialsAP Photos                                   St. Louis, US - 26 June 20163. Colour photograph showing mid of Alex Naddour blowing kisses to the crowd after competing in the floor exercise during the U.S. men's Olympic gymnastics trials AP PhotosSanta Clara, Calif. - 7 February 20164. Colour photograph showing Denver Broncos' DeMarcus Ware during the NFL Super Bowl 50 football game AP TelevisionLondon, UK - 10 August 20165. Close of cotton wool being taken out of bowl6. Close of cotton wool being lit after being doused in surgical spirit7. Wide of Dr. Xu Hua Han (Chinese qualified TCM doctor) beginning cupping therapy 8. Various of Han lighting cotton wool and heating cups 9. Close of inside of cup being heated with burning cotton wool 10. Various of cups being put on woman's back (Editor's note she is Acumedic staff member who has volunteered to help demonstrate the procedure) 11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Xu Hua Han, Chinese qualified TCM doctor, Acumedic\"It has very good therapeutic results and it can help people to relieve their pain and improve their circulation.\"12. Mid of cups being applied by Han 13. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Xu Hua Han, Chinese qualified TCM doctor, Acumedic\"Traditionally, Chinese medicine believes after cupping, the cupping can improve the flow of Chi (energy) in the blood and some research shows after cupping the blood's circulation is improved and the muscle relaxes.\" 14. Various close of cups on woman's back showing skin swelling inside the cups 15. Mid profile of woman lying down with cups on her back 16. Various close of cups on woman's neck17. Close of woman's face18. Mid tilt up of woman lying down with cups on her back AP Television Hertfordshire, UK - 10 August 201619. Various of Professor David Colquhoun, specialist in pharmacology, University College London (UCL)20. SOUNDBITE: (English) of Professor David Colquhoun, specialist in pharmacology, University College London (UCL)\"What it actually does is suck up a bit of your skin into a cup until the vacuum in it caused either by sucking with a pump, or more dangerously by putting a piece of material on fire in it, so the air is heated and then contracts and that just gives you a bruise. There's no reason to think that it should affect the blood circulation in underlying muscle for example.\"AP TelevisionLondon, UK - 10 August 201620. Various shots of the shop and reception of products in the Chinese medicine clinic Acumedic AP Television Hertfordshire, UK - 10 August 201621. SOUNDBITE: (English) of Professor David Colquhoun, specialist in pharmacology, University College London (UCL)\"Athletes tend to be very superstitious and of course if you're talking about wins by a second in a three hour bike race that's about 0.01 per cent difference between being first and being second or third and that's a very tiny margin it would be quite undetectable in any experiment. So it could be there's a placebo effect that will give them the 0.01 advantage who knows, it's certainly not known that there is, but it's not impossible.\"AP TelevisionLondon, UK - 10 August 201622. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr. Xu Hua Han, Chinese qualified TCM doctor, Acumedic\"After cupping there are different marks of the surface of the skin. The colour indicates a different toxin inside. For example, if it is purple it will mean you've got some blood stasis. If it is quite red it indicates you have some heat inside. And some people have blisters after cupping, that means you have dampness inside your body.\"23. Various close of woman's back after cups are removed 24. Close of woman having cupping therapy 25. Dr. Xu Hua Han, Chinese qualified TCM doctor, Acumedic26. Various close of cup marks on back fading LEADIN : The Olympics have thrust cupping therapy into the spotlight. US swimmer Michael Phelps' extraordinary medal success prompted everyone to ask what are the purple circles dotting his shoulder and back.The answer is an ancient Chinese treatment known as 'cupping'. But some medical experts are warning to be wary of its claims to aid recovery and improve performance. STORYLINE: Michael Phelps woke up on the morning of the first race of his fifth Olympic Games with some soreness in his right shoulder.At 31 years old, the swimming superstar could not afford to have anything slowing him down. So he went to a Team USA athletic trainer for some cupping therapy, a treatment he has been receiving for years to help relax his muscles and ease soreness.With large purple circles dotting his shoulder and back, Phelps delivered a performance for the ages to lead the 4x100-meter freestyle relay team to victory, giving him his 19th career gold medal.He's not the only Olympian and elite athlete to rely on alternative medicines.Team USA gymnast  Alex Naddour was among other Olympians who have been seen with the purple marks in Rio and NFL star DeMarcus Ware claim the therapy has had a beneficial effect.Proponents say benefits include increased circulation, decreased muscle tension, decreased inflammation, increased range of motion and improved blood flow.Researchers have traced cupping's origins back to China and Greece somewhere around 1500 B.C.And it's not just for star athletes. This session is being done at Acumedic, a clinic in London offering a range of Chinese traditional complementary medicines from practitioners who have qualified both in western and Chinese medicine.The treatment involves applying glass or plastic cups to the area of discomfort and either applying heat or suction to create a vacuum. The suction pulls the skin away from the muscle and draws oxygenated blood to the area. The suction also is what causes the bruising, like giant hickey without the fun that comes with it.Dr. Xu Hua Han trained at Beijing University and says in China, these therapies are delivered in hospital where patients are offered both western and traditional medicine.Han says: \"It has very good therapeutic results and it can help people to relieve their pain and improve their circulation.\"She's is not surprised that athletes in Rio are using the treatment.Han adds: \"Traditionally, Chinese medicine believes after cupping, the cupping can improve the flow of Chi (energy) in the blood and some research shows after cupping the blood's circulation is improved and the muscle relaxes.\" Some in the medical community believe claim made about the results of cupping are unreliable because it is not based on modern medical evidence and trials outside China have not proved its worth.Professor David Colquhoun a specialist in pharmacology at University College London (UCL) says: \"What it actually does is suck up a bit of your skin into a cup until the vacuum in it caused either by sucking with a pump, or more dangerously by putting a piece of material on fire in it, so the air is heated and then contracts and that just gives you a bruise. There's no reason to think that it should affect the blood circulation in underlying muscle for example.\"He is not convinced by the fact that athletes are reporting benefits from traditional medicines like these.Colquhoun says: \"Athletes tend to be very superstitious and of course if you're talking about wins by a second in a three hour bike race that's about 0.01 per cent difference between being first and being second or third and that's a very tiny margin it would be quite undetectable in any experiment. So it could be there's a placebo effect that will give them the 0.01 advantage who knows, it's certainly not known that there is, but it's not impossible.\"There is a scarcity of accredited studies to prove cupping's efficacy, which has led to a fair amount of scepticism. Phelps certainly believes in it. In the end, that may be all that matters.When he is competing in an event where victory is measured in fractions of a second, any little edge could make the difference.Han says it can also help indicate to doctors what is going on inside their patient's bodies.According to Han: \"After cupping there are different marks of the surface of the skin. The colour indicates a different toxin inside. For example, if it is purple it will mean you've got some blood stasis. If it is quite red it indicates you have some heat inside. And some people have blisters after cupping, that means you have dampness inside your body.\"Whatever the argument the athletes in Rio are unlikely to give it up just yet.====Clients are reminded: (i) to check the terms of their licence agreements for use of content outside news programming and that further advice and assistance can be obtained from the AP Archive on: Tel +44 (0) 20 7482 7482 Email: info@aparchive.com. 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