Gua Sha therapy, old Chinese medicine teaches you how to do it correctly

Scraping in Traditional Chinese Medicine is a traditional health care method. Scraping can stimulate the acupuncture points of the human body to expel toxins from the body, thereby achieving the purpose of curing diseases and strengthening the body. However, when performing scraping therapy, you must pay attention to the method of scraping to avoid causing harm to the body.

1: The muscle attachment points and damaged soft tissues such as fascia, ligaments, and joint capsules can send out pain signals, which through the reflex action of nerves put the relevant tissues in a state of alert. Muscle contraction, tension, and even spasm are the reflection of this state of alert. Its purpose is to reduce limb activity and thus relieve pain. This is the body's natural protective reaction. At this time, if not treated in time or the treatment is not thorough, the damaged tissue may form adhesions, fibrosis or scarring to varying degrees, which will continuously emit harmful impulses, aggravate pain, tenderness and muscle contraction tension, and then cause secondary pain lesions in the surrounding tissues, forming metabolic disorders, and further aggravating the pathological changes of "pain due to obstruction".

2: Blood stasis scraping can regulate the contraction and relaxation of muscles, so that the pressure between tissues can be regulated to promote blood circulation around the scraped tissues. Increase tissue flow, thereby playing the role of "promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis" and "removing blood stasis and promoting new blood".

3: Scraping for the whole yin and yang has a significant effect on adjusting the balance of yin and yang in the internal organs. For example, for those with hyperperistalsis, using scraping techniques on the abdomen and back can suppress the hyperperistalsis and restore it to normal. On the contrary, for those with decreased intestinal motility, it can promote their motility to return to normal. This shows that scraping can improve and adjust the functions of internal organs and balance the yin and yang of the internal organs.

1: 1. The patient takes a comfortable position, fully exposes the treatment area, and washes the area with warm water.

2: 2. Use a smooth-edged spoon (or a spoon, a coin, etc.) dipped in sesame oil (canola oil, peanut oil, soybean oil or water) and scrape the area that needs scraping repeatedly.

3: 3. The scraping area is usually only on the patient's back or both sides of the neck. Depending on the condition of the disease, it can sometimes be applied on both sides of the larynx in the front of the neck, the chest, both sides of the spine, both sides of the arms, or the inner side of the knees. Also choose the appropriate part according to the needs of the disease.

4: 4. Each part can be scraped 2-4 or 4-8 "blood marks". Each strip is 6-9 cm long. Depending on the location, the "blood marks" can be scraped into straight lines or arcs. After scraping, dip your hands in light salt water and pat the scraped area a few times.

5: 5. Use a smaller curette to perform the treatment on the relevant acupuncture points. Common acupoints include Zusanli, Tiantu, Quchi and some acupoints on the back. Scraping the acupoints, in addition to the therapeutic effects of scraping itself, can also dredge the meridians, promote qi and blood circulation.

There is some damage to the skin, so it is normal to feel pain in the affected area within 2 to 3 days after scraping. Gua Sha has a good health-care effect on our body. If your body is not suitable for Gua Sha, then you should not do it.