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Chapter 5: How To Perform Gua Sha

Synopsis

Gua Sha can be performed using a traditional specialized tool such as Gua Sha board, Gua Sha slide or other Gua Sha tools.

The Method

The practitioner will applied treatment by gently scraping or rubbing the skin over a problem area as a deep massage in a downward movement. The actions performed on the skin will provide immediate relief from various ailments and is particularly good in pain and cold relief.

There is another technique used to cure fatigue from heavy work using a piece of ginger root soaked in rice wine to rub the spine in a downward movement from head to tail.

The main point of Gua Sha is repeated pressured strokes over lubricated skin with a smooth edge of Gua Sha tools.

The smooth edge of Gua Sha tool is placed against the skin surface that can be oiled first. Then it was pressed down firmly and moved in a downward motion along the muscles. These are term 'tribo-effleurage' or friction stroking. Gua Sha can be scraped along the acupuncture meridians or the surface of skin with each stroke length being 4-6 inches long.

The scraping caused extravasation of blood from peripheral capillaries called petechiae and this resulted in ecchymosis which is sub-cutaneous bruising. The blemish marks may take 2-4 days to fade.

However, Sha blemish does not caused bruising. Bruising is caused by capillary rupture while Sha blemish will fade from petechiae to echymosis. This is because Sha resolves faster compared to bruising.

There are a few variations of Sha color due to severity of individual's blood stasis which may be related to nature, severity and type of their disease. It can appear as a dark blue-black mark, shades of red or light pink. It may look painful but it is not.

Chapter 6: Application of Gua Sha

Synopsis

Gua Sha is normally used to treat common diseases by people who chose not to go to health practitioners and prefer alternative remedy.

What It Can Be Used For

Although it is an Eastern traditional medication therapy, Gua Sha can be applied in modern days as research proves the effectiveness of Gua Sha.

It can be used to:

Reduce fever

Treat heat stroke / sun stroke

Treat common cold or influenza

Treat fatigue

Cure cough, asthma and bronchitis

Relieve muscle tension and tendon injuries

Improve blood circulation

Cure headache

Treat stiffness, pain and immobility

Resolves digestive disorders

Assist in food poisoning

Cure urinary and gynecological disorders.

Besides health benefits, there are increasing practice among beauty salons that incorporates Gua Sha as facial to retain youthful look and increase skin radiance. Facial Gua Sha is normally combined with facial cleanser and scalp massage.

Consistent strokes are applied using a specially designed Gua Sha board along specific channels and acupuncture points on the skin of the face.

This reduces blood vessel obstruction, stimulate blood circulation and promote metabolic process of the facial skin. It also helps in combating dark skin, pigmentation and dark circles for long term.

Going regularly for Gua Sha may promote new skin cells growth and renew complexion. It can effectively reduce clogged pores, control acne and pimples and reduce acne scars that many suffered from.

Besides tightening the skin and reducing fine lines, it can improve skin conditions for makeup and help reduce eye bags giving a youthful appearance. Gua Sha facial therapy can combat fatigue and insomnia as well.

Besides ironing out fine lines, removing eye bags, tightening face, reduce fatigue and insomnia.

Chapter 7: Benefits of Gua Sha

Synopsis

The benefits of Gua Sha are numerous. It is the belief that when 'Sha' is raised, the pathogenic blood stagnation is removed. This enabled the promotion of normal blood circulation to the muscles, tissues and organs directly beneath the surface treated. The patient treated may experience immediate shift in their conditions such as relief in stiffness, pain and mobility.

What you Can get Out Of It

Normal metabolic processes are restored through fluids and nutrients supplied to tissues and metabolic wastes removed.

Gua Sha works by moving the stuck Qi and blood, release it externally by mimicking sweating and moving the fluid. As Gua Sha mimics sweating, it can also resolve fever.

Main benefits of Gua Sha

Promotes movement of Qi

Improves blood circulation

Restore normal metabolic process

Ease chronic and acute pain.

Chapter 8: Who Is Gua Sha Not Suitable For

Synopsis

Gua Sha is a known safe medical therapy but it is still under medicine field where it cannot be used recklessly. It is best to have the knowledge of when to use Gua Sha and the expected result from the treatment besides having good technique as well.

Some Cautions

As Gua Sha improves blood circulation, it can increase heart, lung, liver and kidney burden among people who is suffering from severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease or liver and kidney failure. This might aggravate the patient's condition and could be life-threatening.

Pregnant women should avoid Gua Sha as Gua Sha may cause them to faint or miscarry. People who are drunk, starving or tired might faint if they undergo Gua Sha.

On surfaces that have boil, swelling, ulcer, sore, rash or unexplained mass, it is advisable to avoid Gua Sha. Gua Sha can lead to infection and worsen the skin condition as scraping reopen the wounds and infection may spread.

If patient suffered from acute sprain, trauma pain or fracture, scraping will increase the bleeding and worsens the wound.

People with contact dermatitis should not use Gua Sha as it might spread the disease to others.

Patients suffering from advanced diabetes, severe anemia, leukemia, aplastic anemia and thrombocytopenia have bleeding tendencies as scraping marks arising from subcutaneous hemorrhage cannot be easily resolved.

Body parts such as eyes, lips, tongue, ears, nostrils, nipples and navel are prohibited to undergo Gua Sha as scraping will do damage the sensitive areas of the skin.

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