Trouble with suckers

[delicious_irony]

Went for a Chinese massage to unfreeze a stiff neck and shoulder, and frustrated the masseur with how knotty the muscle was. She suggested a little cupping to raise the circulation in the area. I had never tried it before, but after being assured that it wouldn't actually hurt, I thought, "What the hell, I'll give it a whirl

Comments

[jamalt]

Wow!
You know cupping and bleeding used to be all the rage in Western medicine for the few hundred years before last.

[delicious_irony]

I know.

I really didn't expect it to work on the stiff shoulder, but it did. I just have to deal with giant spots on my back. :P

[livewareissue]

That's pretty amazing - it really does look like the results of a fight with an octopus. Or a Japanese tentacle monster...

[bunny_m]

*snrks*

[misz_k]

hee hee, you look like an alien!

i remember a few years ago gwyneth paltrow rocked up to an awards event or similar with cupping marks all down her back. tres ALARMING but she still made it chic :)