What is GuaSha?
GuaSha is a traditional healing method of East Asian medicine. It involves using a smooth-edged instrument to ‘scrape/stroke’ the skin, which benefits the patient by helping to release stagnation in the body, improving muscle tension and circulation to the area. ‘Sha’ is the name given to the small, red, raised, rash like dots that appear under the skin. These are called petechiae and are not painful or a cause for concern but are actually a good indicator of where stagnation has been released and circulation increased in the area.
How Does It Work?
In Chinese medicine, blood flow and energy ( Qi) throughout the body are essential. Blocked energy can manifest as muscle knots, soreness, weakness or pain. Gua sha will help promote relaxed muscles and help to provide a healthy blood supply where it is needed most. Gua Sha ensures a better blood supply and proper nerve conduction so that everything moves through your body as it should.
Modern research shows that GuaSha produces and anti inflammatory and immune protective effect that lasts for days following a single treatment. It can often provide immediate relief from pain and tension within the muscles, and has been know to aid; fevers, chills, nausea, muscular stiffness and lack of movement.
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