Michael Phelps has garnered a lot of attention for– well, mostly for his swimming prowess and numerous Olympic gold medals, a tally he just won’t stop adding towards. But he’s also getting attention for those weird dark circles that have appeared on his back.
The circles come from a technique known as cupping, and it isn’t exclusive to Phelps.
Brian Campbell apparently does it, too.
My patients have been getting “gold metal” treatments for yearsssssssss #cupping #coolkids #notnew pic.twitter.com/qzjr0DrQ3P
— Dr. Missy Holas (@MissyHolas) August 10, 2016
I will attest to this. Am I in one of those pictures? https://t.co/UBzhg5Fc1k
— Brian Campbell (@bcampbell_51) August 10, 2016
Apparently, Campbell’s back actually is among those pictured!
@bcampbell_51 you have been my poster board for healing for over 5yrs, how could I not? Hahaa #whoiswho
— Dr. Missy Holas (@MissyHolas) August 10, 2016
Cupping is probably going to pick up in frequency, now, but at least Campbell can attest to doing it before it was cool.