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Practitioner Al Sheikh Mohamed El-Sayed uses a leech, which sucks blood in the mouth, with another form of cupping therapy inside a treatment room at a medical center in Shubra El-Kheima on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt, August 13, 2016. Hijama or cupping therapy, an ancient treatment that uses glass cups and suction to help circulate blood and relieve muscle tension, was put into the spotlight during the Olympics after prominent athletes like U.S swimmer Michael Phelps hit the pool in Rio with circular red marks on his back. (Photo by Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters)
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