How to do scraping by yourself and what to pay attention to when doing scraping

Gua Sha is a common health care method in Traditional Chinese Medicine. Gua Sha can be used to expel moisture, toxins and other problems from the body, thereby achieving the purpose of curing diseases and strengthening the body. Some friends will do scraping by themselves at home, but they should pay attention to the method of scraping to avoid causing unnecessary harm.

1: Avoid wind and keep warm when using scraping therapy: Avoid wind and keep warm when using scraping therapy. If the indoor temperature is relatively low, then you should try to minimize the exposed parts of the human body when scraping. It is worth noting that in hot summer weather, you should never scrape in the presence of an electric fan or where there is wind. Because the sweat pores of the skin are opened during scraping, if wind and cold are encountered, the evil qi can directly enter the body through the opened pores, which will not only affect the therapeutic effect of scraping, but also cause new diseases due to exposure to wind and cold.

2: Drink a cup of hot water after scraping treatment: scraping treatment can make the pores sweat and expel evil spirits, which will consume some body fluids. Drinking a cup of hot water after scraping can not only replenish the consumed part, but also promote metabolism and accelerate the excretion of metabolic products.

3: When performing health scraping and head scraping, you do not need to use any medium. You can scrape directly through your clothes, but the technique must be gentle. In addition, when scraping children, you must be gentle and scrape through their clothes.

4: The next scraping should be done after the last rash subsides (about 5 to 7 days). Within 1 to 2 days after scraping, if the scraped area experiences pain, itching, a crawling sensation, cold or hot air, or urticaria-like changes on the skin surface, it is all normal.

5: Time for bathing after scraping: After scraping treatment, in order to avoid the invasion of wind and cold, you must wait until the skin pores close and return to their original state before bathing, which is generally about 3 hours. However, during bathing, scraping can be done before the water stains have dried. Because the pores are slightly open during bathing, scraping takes less time and has a significant effect, but you should pay attention to keeping warm.

6: Do not be too hungry when scraping, and it is not recommended to scrape on an empty stomach. It is best to do it 1 to 2 hours after a meal. Avoid performing scraping in areas with air conditioning, fans, or in colder spaces. Do not take a shower immediately after scraping. Drink warm water immediately after scraping, and use sugar and salt water to replenish water energy.

There are certain risks, so the editor here still recommends that you go to the hospital or a regular physical therapy room for scraping to avoid unnecessary injuries.