Does Cupping Work? Doc vs The Rock - Pseudoscience Royal Rumble!

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson went a'cuppin. Does this alternative medicine technique actually work? But more importantly, let's go through some ways to think about unproven therapies so that you can try, or avoid things, with an informed decision.

The five lessons:

1. Who should prove what
2. Placebo ain't a dirty word, but...
3. Old doesn't mean good
4. Celebs need to watch what they're promoting
5. Special bonus surprise

- Rohin 'The Doc' Francis, WrestleMedica 2021

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More Medlife Crisis:









Wikipedia is a good place to start to get a general overview


A more in-depth article, explaining cupping’s roots in bloodletting


Hijama, the traditional Islamic medicine practice sometimes called ‘wet cupping’ because it causes bleeding


An open-minded article from Harvard Health Blog


Scientific meta-analyses (ie combining the results of hundreds of studies into one mega-study)

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