Michael Phelps dive into Gold Medal history is generating a lot of interest in the Chinese medicine of “cupping,” and NUNM associate dean Ken Glowacki and adjunct faculty, Dr. Loch Chandler talk about this ancient practice in “Why Portland docs think Michael Phelps’s therapy is spot on.” Cupping is generally used during acupuncture. Practitioners place special cups or glass containers on the skin and use heat or an air pump to create suction and pull the skin up and away from the muscles.