How to scrape correctly

In fact, scraping is very common in many massage parlors. Scraping has many benefits to the human body. It can remove moisture from the body and relieve muscle soreness. There are many benefits of scraping, but it also requires the correct scraping method to support it.

Route: Scrape the Du meridian, the foot-taiyang bladder meridian and the Jiaji points, from Dazhui to Changqiang. The Foot-Taiyang Bladder Meridian is located 1.5 inches and 3 inches away from the posterior midline. The Jiaji point is located 0.5 inches lateral to the posterior midline.

Indications: Scraping the back can treat diseases of the internal organs throughout the body. For example, scraping the gallbladder point can treat jaundice, cholecystitis, biliary ascariasis, acute and chronic hepatitis, etc., and scraping the large intestine point can treat intestinal rumbling, diarrhea, constipation, rectal prolapse, dysentery, intestinal carbuncle, etc. Back scraping can also help diagnose diseases. If tenderness or obvious sha spots appear when scraping the Xinshu area, it means that there is a heart disease or that the heart is about to have problems. The same applies to other acupoints.

When scraping the chest, scrape the midline of the chest gently and do not use too much force. It is advisable to use the method of equal tonification and equal purgation. Use the edge of the scraper to scrape along the gap between the ribs. Scratching of the nipples is prohibited.

Follow the route:

(1) Scrape the midline of the chest from the Tiantu point through the Tanzhong point downward to the Jiuwei point. Use the corner of the scraper to scrape from top to bottom.

(2) Scrape both sides of the chest from the midline from inside to outside, first left then right, using the entire edge of the scraper to scrape from inside to outside along the ribs. The Zhongfu point should be scraped from top to bottom with the corner of a scraper.

Indications: The main organs in the chest are the heart and lungs. Therefore, scraping the chest is mainly used to treat heart and lung diseases. Such as coronary heart disease, chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, emphysema, etc. In addition, it can prevent and treat mastitis, breast cancer, etc. in women.