Cupping Has Been Around for Thousands of Years
The earliest record of cupping is from the Han dynasty of China, which lasted from 206 BC to 220 AD. So yeah, cupping isn't exactly new. According to the Academy of Classical Oriental Sciences, cupping was often performed with cattle horns or cross sections of bamboo in ancient China. To create the necessary suction, fire was strategically ignited to expel the air from inside such items. Cupping is still extremely prevalent in modern China, used to treat everything from arthritis to asthma to the common cold.