What exactly is gua sha? Does it hurt? What does it do?

Gua sha (skin scraping) is one of the traditional Chinese nature, it is based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine skin, with utensils (horns, jade, fire cupping) and other scraping in the relevant parts of the body, in order to achieve the purpose of dredging the meridians, invigorating blood and removing stasis. Gua sha can dilate capillaries, increase sweat gland secretion, promote blood circulation, and have an immediate effect on wind and cold paralysis caused by high blood pressure, heat stroke, muscle aches, etc. Frequent gua sha can play a role in adjusting meridian qi, relieving fatigue, and increasing immune function.

Gua sha will hurt a little, but it is absolutely tolerable Gua sha on the human body can mainly play the following three roles: 1Promote metabolism and excrete toxins The human body is constantly carrying out metabolic activities every day, and the waste products produced in the metabolic process must be excreted in time.

Gua sha can scrape the metabolic "garbage" in the body to the surface of the body in time and deposit it into the pores under the skin, so that the blood flow in the body can be smooth and restore the natural vitality of ejaculation. 2.Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, and low back pain.

This is because when the "soft tissues" of the human body (joint capsule, ligaments, fascia,) are damaged, the muscles will be in a state of tension, contraction and even spasm, and the symptoms of pain will appear. Gua sha can relax the muscles and eliminate pain foci; Relieves muscle tension, significantly reduces pain symptoms, and is also conducive to the recovery of lesions. 3.Adjust Yin and Yang "Yin and Yang are secret, and the spirit is the cure".

Traditional Chinese medicine places great emphasis on the balance of the body's yin and yang relationships. Gua sha has a two-way regulating effect on the functions of the human body, which can improve and adjust the function of the viscera and restore its balance.

After scraping, the redness, swelling and pain are caused by incorrect techniques, and can be relieved by taking drugs that relax the muscles and activate the nerves.

The pain after gua sha is very normal, and you can only endure it a little, which is something that cannot be helped.

This can massage the painful area, and the effect is still very good.

It is normal to have a certain amount of pain when scraping, if it is very painful, you should consider several possibilities, the first is that there is a problem with the technique of the gua sha master, the strength of the beginning and the end of the gua sha is the same, and some of the gua sha master's techniques are uneven, there will be pain at the starting point, the second is that the nodular lesions of the body are obvious, so that the pain at the nodule site will be obvious, the actual gua sha can achieve the basic **, the technique is soothing, the strength is moderate, the effect is also very good, and the patient's pain is also less. There is no need to worry about the pain of gua sha, and there is generally no harm

1.The technique of the gua sha master is not professional.

2.The general rule is that it is not painful, because the meridians are blocked, so it will hurt.

3.Personal tolerance.

These are the causes of pain, but good medicine is bitter!

The principle of gua sha is mainly to achieve the role of conditioning by dredging the meridians of the human body, which generally requires the operator to master a certain amount of knowledge of TCM syndrome differentiation, and to find the corresponding meridians through reasonable techniques to regulate.

Under the premise of good physical condition, the horns or other hard objects used in gua sha are scraped on the body, no matter who you are, I think you will feel more or less physiological pain, which is normal. In the case of illness, the body will be more sensitive to this pain. It's the same feeling as going to shiatsu when you're sick and feeling more pain than usual.

If you want to speed up the process of healing from a cold, it is recommended that you drink more warm water, drink ginger soup (if it is a cold invasion), and a very useful trick is to soak your feet in hot water.

Gua sha will cause slight damage to the blood vessels, and the process of sha is a painful process, and the pain will disappear.

Gua sha is to destroy the tiny capillaries under your skin, which of course hurts a little.

The silting is terrible, it would be much better to scrape a few more times, and No. 32 Huale Street will do.

Does it hurt to scrape your body with something?

I went to shave today, it was very painful, and it was quite comfortable afterwards.

Gua sha generally scrapes out the moisture of the human body. There is also a saying that gua sha is to scrape out toxins from the human body.

I think the sha that comes out of gua sha should be a toxin in the human body.

The shaved sha is the moisture in the body, and if the dampness is severe, the shaved sha will be more serious.

I think that the sha scraped during the gua sha may have scratched the **, and then formed a bruise.

This should be analyzed on a case-by-case basis, and different people will scrape it out differently.

Of course, the shaved sha is moisture, so be careful not to let the moisture invade.

What is scraped out is the dampness of the body, and the severity of the disease can be judged by the color of the scraping. A light color indicates a mild condition, and a heavy color indicates a more severe condition.

If you have toxins in your body, then what you scrape out will be toxins.

When scraping a sha, the shas that come out should be damp.

Nowadays, people live a fast-paced life, but they always can't forget to maintain their health. There are many ways for people to maintain their health, such as soaking wolfberries in a thermos cup, foot soaking, acupuncture, massage, etc., which are relatively common ways to maintain health. There are also many people who will choose gua sha as a health regimen, when people feel uncomfortable and damp, they will choose to go to gua sha to expel moisture and toxins and so on.

Gua sha is a more traditional medical treatment in China, which uses a gua sha board with professional gua sha techniques to achieve the effect of detoxification and dampness. So, after scraping, what is the "sha" that appears on the body?

In fact, the purple-red "sha" scraped by gua sha is the appearance of ruptured capillaries or vasodilation. In the process of gua sha, the capillaries will be damaged to varying degreesAfter all, there is an external force rubbing on the body, so it will cause purple-red sha marks on the body. But don't worry, just grab a hot towel and it will be back to normal in a few days.

Gua sha is a very good form of health treatment. When you feel that your body is blocked by qi and blood, or when the humidity is too heavy, in fact, many urban white-collar workers will have these situations, because sitting for a long time will easily lead to stagnation of qi and blood, so you can choose to go to scraping. Gua sha can dredge the places where your qi and blood are blocked, let the qi and blood flow smoothly, and also allow your moisture to be removed from the body.

However, gua sha cannot be done often, otherwise it will also damage the body. Especially after the end of the gua sha, you must not take a cold shower, you must pay attention to keeping warm, otherwise it will not only be useless, but will damage the body!