Scraping technique, Chinese medicine teaches you scraping techniques for different parts of the body

Gua Sha is a commonly used method of health care in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Gua Sha can help eliminate toxins from the body by stimulating the acupuncture points, thereby achieving the purpose of curing diseases and strengthening the body. However, you need to pay attention to the technique when scraping. The scraping technique is different for different parts of the body.

1: Scrape the back from top to bottom. Generally, the Du channel on the midline of the back is scraped first, followed by the bladder meridian and Jiaji points on both sides. The shoulders should be scraped from the neck to the acromion on both sides. When using holographic scraping therapy, first apply local massage to the sensitive and tender points near the Du meridian in the acupoint area and the bladder meridian on both sides, and then scrape the meridians in the acupoint area from top to bottom.

1: There are six yang meridians passing through the back of the neck. Regularly scraping the back of the neck can nourish yin and suppress yang, replenish the body's positive energy, and thus achieve the effect of preventing and treating diseases.

1: Scrape the limbs from proximal to distal. For patients with varicose veins and edema of the lower limbs, scrape from the extremity to the proximal, and reduce the force on the protruding parts of the joint bones.

1: Scrape the face from inside to outside along the direction of the muscles. For aesthetic reasons, the face needs to be scraped gently and avoid using heavy force to scrape large areas. Treatment of eye, oral, ear, and nose diseases requires the consent of the person concerned before scraping out the sha. The force, direction, angle and frequency of scraping are based on the convenience of scraping and the local tolerance of the patient.

1: Use the corner of a scraper to scrape from top to bottom along the midline of the chest from Tiantu point to Tanzhong point on the Ren meridian. Use the Ren Mai meridian on the front midline of the body to scrape the chest to the left and right (first left then right) from the inside to the outside along the ribs, paying attention to the nipple area. The Zhongfu point should be scraped from top to bottom with the corner of a scraper.

1: Scrape the abdomen from top to bottom. You can use the entire edge or one-third of the edge of the scraper to scrape from left to right. If there is prolapse of internal organs, scrape from bottom to top.

It is not recommended to perform scraping on an empty stomach. It is best to do it 1 to 2 hours after a meal.