Athletes with cupping marks drew a lot of attention at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Cupping (Hijama) is a popular therapy in sports. Cupping therapy is extremely beneficial for a variety of sports injuries, including shoulder impingement injuries, chronic shoulder pain, lower back pain, hip tightness, knee discomfort, patella tracking alignment, hamstring strains, and many more.
Cupping is supposed to assist repair muscle fibres after a strenuous workout in athletes who are not injured.