What are the benefits of scraping the whole body

Gua Sha is a massage method that is familiar to people and is beneficial to physical health. Some people are prone to fever or infection of other diseases. When they have symptoms of inflammation in the body, they will go to a massage parlor for back scraping. Back scraping helps the body remove toxins, disinfect and reduce swelling. If someone has a more serious physical condition, they can undergo whole-body scraping to speed up their metabolism. What are the benefits of scraping the whole body?

1There are many parts of the human body that can be scraped. Commonly used parts include the seventh cervical vertebra, both sides of the larynx, both arm bends, both leg bends, both sides of the spine, between the ribs on the front chest, between the ribs on the back, the heel tendons behind the inner and outer ankles of both feet, the liver and spleen area under the left and right ribs, and the upper and lower scapular spines. For scraping the back, the patient should lie prone and for scraping the shoulders, the patient should sit upright. Purple bleeding spots will appear after scraping.

2 Indications of Gua Sha

Cold, fever, heat stroke, headache, gastrointestinal disease, stiff neck, periarthritis of shoulder, lumbar muscle strain, muscle spasm, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.

3 First, clean the area to be scraped, dip the edge of the scraping board into scraping oil or massage oil, and then scrape the determined area. When scraping, you should scrape in one direction, not back and forth. The force should be even and appropriate, not light or heavy at times. If you have sha disease, scrape your arms dozens of times and dark purple sha marks will appear. According to the scraping areas mentioned above, generally each area can be scraped 20 times. If you have a headache or sore throat, sit up; if you feel dizzy or have chest or abdominal pain, lie on your back; if you have pain in your shoulders, back, waist or sacrum, lie prone. Generally, the scraping areas are as described above. If all the scraping can be completed in order, the patient will feel relaxed immediately. You can let the patient rest for a few minutes, and then scrape the chest, back ribs, upper and lower cervical vertebrae, or swollen shoulders for more than ten times each. Then drink sugar ginger water or boiled water, and the patient will feel extremely comfortable.

Precautions for scraping

1. During scraping treatment, you should pay attention to keeping the room warm, especially avoid cold and drafts in winter. When scraping in summer, avoid direct exposure of fans to the scraping area.

2. Avoid taking a cold shower within 30 minutes after scraping.

3. Before the sha spots on the area treated with scraping last time have disappeared, it is not advisable to scrape the same area again to produce sha. The next scraping session should be done after an interval of 3-6 days, until the sha on the skin disappears.

4. After scraping, it is best to drink a cup of warm water (preferably light sugar and salt water) and rest for 15-20 minutes.