Can I do scraping on my waist?

The waist is an important part that supports our body. If the waist is injured, we will not be able to stand straight and will want to support ourselves with our hands. We will also feel uncomfortable when lying down to sleep and will not be able to move freely. When the waist injury is not serious, many people will choose to use plasters, which are very convenient to apply wherever it hurts. Some people also like to use traditional Chinese medicine, such as cupping and scraping. Can scraping really be done on the waist?

The waist can be scraped, but the prerequisite is to verify the evidence. The waist is the home of the kidneys. Scraping the waist can not only promote blood circulation in the waist and even the whole body, but also nourish the kidneys. However, different scraping techniques have different effects, so as long as you need to scrape your waist, you can do it. However, people with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire should not do scraping, because scraping promotes blood circulation, and the rapid blood circulation will cause the heat evil of Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire to enter the blood and cause blood heat syndrome, which is a serious case of Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire. Therefore, people with Yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire should not do scraping. People with qi deficiency should not do scraping, because scraping can break up the qi and make the qi deficiency worse, so people with qi deficiency should not do scraping.

Gua Sha is guided by the theory of meridians and acupoints in traditional Chinese medicine. Through the use of special scraping instruments and corresponding techniques, a certain medium is dipped in the body surface to repeatedly scrape and rub, causing local skin changes such as red millet-like or dark red bleeding spots, thereby achieving the effect of activating blood circulation and removing sha. Because of its simplicity, convenience, low cost and effectiveness, it is widely used in clinical practice and is suitable for medical treatment and family health care. It can also be used in conjunction with acupuncture, cupping, bloodletting and other therapies to enhance the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, expelling evil and detoxifying.

Clinical Application

1. Operation points

(1) Fully expose the scraping area and evenly apply scraping oil or other media on the skin;

(2) Hold the scraper with your hand and use light and slow techniques at first. After the patient has adapted, gradually increase the strength and speed of the techniques to the degree that the patient can tolerate. It is advisable to scrape in one direction and along the meridians, and focus on scraping when encountering painful points and acupoints, until sha appears.

(3) You can first scrape the Du Meridian and the back-shu points of the Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian on the back to invigorate the body's yang, adjust the functions of the internal organs, and enhance disease resistance. Then, depending on the condition of the disease, scrape the local Ashi points or meridian points to achieve better therapeutic effects.

(4) After scraping, ask the patient to drink warm water to help the body detoxify and expel evil spirits.

2. Purpose

Gua Sha has the effects of regulating Qi and promoting blood circulation, promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis, relaxing muscles and tendons, and expelling evil spirits and detoxifying. It has been widely used in various diseases in internal medicine, surgery, gynecology, pediatrics, as well as in the fields of beauty and health care. It is particularly suitable for the rehabilitation of painful diseases and degenerative bone and joint diseases such as cervical spondylosis and frozen shoulder; it can be used in combination with cupping for respiratory diseases such as colds, fever, and coughs; it can be used in combination with acupuncture, bloodletting and other therapies for disfiguring diseases such as acne and chloasma; it is also suitable for the prevention and treatment of sub-health, chronic fatigue syndrome and other diseases.