How to use scraping on the neck

As people now pay more and more attention to traditional Chinese medicine, more traditional Chinese medicine treatment methods such as scraping and cupping are becoming more and more popular. Scraping has different effects on different parts of the body. For example, scraping the neck is a common method for treating colds. However, many friends only know about scraping, but are not very clear about how to operate it, so they usually don’t dare to try it. In order to enable everyone to truly understand Chinese medicine, this article will analyze the operation methods of scraping the neck.

Methods/Steps

The first step is to find a few acupoints. In the early stages of a cold, Fengfu and Fengchi points should be stimulated. Where is Fengfu point? Fengfu is located below the protruding bone at the back edge of our head, one inch above the hairline (as shown in the picture). Where is Fengchi point? There are two Fengchi points, one on the left and one on the right, both located on the outer edge of the sternocleidomastoid muscle parallel to Fengfu. (As shown in the picture) After finding the right spot, you can prepare for scraping.

There is a proper posture when holding the scraper. Press one end of the scraper with your thumb and index finger, and use your middle finger to hold up the scraper, leaving one-third of the other end for scraping.

Apply scraping oil. When you start scraping, you should pay attention to holding the scraper and only use that one-third of the part. It should be scraped at a downward angle of 45 degrees. Control the force, and scrape quickly and steadily. The scraping area should include the entire neck to the Dazhui point of the first lumbar vertebra. The wind blows down from Fengchi on both sides. Just wait until three streaks of sha are scraped out. Do this once a day and the cold symptoms will generally disappear within three days.

The above is a detailed introduction to the operation method of neck scraping. I would like to remind all friends that you must pay attention to finding the acupoints when scraping the neck, otherwise the scraping will not have any effect. At the same time, you also need to pay attention not to catch cold after scraping to avoid evil spirits entering the body. Only when these are done, the significance of scraping can be truly realized.