Å£½Ç¹Îðð°åScraping therapy (Gua Sha) is an old and popular folk therapy. By using the Guasha Board that blunt, smooth, round-edged tools scrapes on the patient's neck, shoulder or back. Manipulate repeatedly from top to bottom, from inward to outward, until the skin area turns purplish red color with Gua Sha oil..
From a TCM viewpoint, this therapy promotes qi (vital energy) and blood circulation, draws perspiration so as to relieve syndromes of the exterior, benefits the tendons, activates the meridians and also regulates the energy. In the end, various pathogens can be expelled through the body's surface.
This techniques is so easily to use relieving symptoms associated with sunstroke, flu, motion sickness and food distention. Clinically, because of its ease of use and popularity, physicians usually employ it in along with other therapies for conditions such as common cold, fever, sunstroke, headache, gastric intestinal problems, neck stiffness, shoulder pain, lumbago, muscular contractions, and rheumatic arthritis.
When employing scraping therapy in cancer treatment, patients can benefit from its general enhancement, circulation promoting and painkilling effects. Selection of areas of stimulation is similar to acupoints in acupuncture and should be in accordance with the diagnosis of specific conditions.
In early and middle stages of cancer, scraping therapy can work with other routine treatments to help inhibit inflammatory reactions, activate blood flow, provide pain relief and calm down the spirit.
This information is educational in context and is not to be used to diagnose, treat or
cure any disease. Please consult your licensed health care practitioner before using this
or any medical information.