Can scraping be used to treat fever and inflammation?

Fever refers to a sudden rise in body temperature. In most cases, it is caused by a cold, and sometimes it is related to inflammation such as pneumonia. Under this premise, you should find ways to reduce the fever. You can try physical cooling methods, including rubbing your body with alcohol, etc. So, when the body is inflamed and has a fever, can we use scraping therapy, a traditional Chinese medicine physical therapy?

You cannot do scraping when you have a fever. Because when you have a fever, the overall state of the human body will change, such as accelerated blood circulation, dilation of small blood vessels, dilation of pores, and excessive sweating. The human body is very weak at this time. The working principle of scraping is to destroy the small superficial blood vessels of the skin through external force, causing subcutaneous bleeding and cyanosis of the skin. If scraping is performed when you have a fever, it may cause large-area subcutaneous bleeding, and in severe cases, it may lead to the formation of subcutaneous hematoma.

1. Operation points

(1) Fully expose the scraping area and evenly apply scraping oil or other media on the skin;

(2) Hold the scraper with your hand and use light and slow techniques at first. After the patient has adapted, gradually increase the strength and speed of the techniques to the patient's tolerance. It is advisable to scrape in one direction and along the meridians, and focus on scraping when encountering painful points and acupoints, until sha appears.

(3) You can first scrape the Du Meridian and the back-shu points of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian on the back to invigorate the body's yang, adjust the functions of the internal organs, and enhance disease resistance; then scrape the local Ashi points or meridian points according to the condition of the disease to achieve better therapeutic effects.

(4) After scraping, ask the patient to drink warm water to help the body detoxify and expel evil spirits.

2. Purpose

Gua Sha has the effects of regulating Qi and promoting blood circulation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and tendons, and expelling evil spirits and detoxifying. It has been widely used in various diseases in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, as well as in the fields of beauty and health care. It is particularly suitable for the rehabilitation of painful diseases and degenerative bone and joint diseases such as cervical spondylosis and frozen shoulder; it can be used in combination with cupping for respiratory diseases such as colds, fever, and coughs; it can be used in combination with acupuncture, bloodletting and other therapies for disfiguring diseases such as acne and chloasma; it is also suitable for the prevention and treatment of sub-health, chronic fatigue syndrome and other diseases.