Gua Sha (pronunced Gwah Shaw or Gwah Saw) , is an ancient manual medical technique that uses a tool to scrape the skin, muscle & fascia for the purpose of loosening adhesions or stagnation, relieving muscle tension & promoting normal circulation to these tissues. This creates an expansion of the tissues-increasing blood flow, promoting better functioning of sweat and sebaceous glands, flushing capillary beds, draining stagnant blood, toxins and lymph, restoring normal metabolic processes and re-supplying vital nutrients to the surrounding tissues. The word Gua translates to Scraping & the word Sha to the Markings that appear.
Category: Asian Bodywork Therapy
Cupping Therapy Guide
In an acupuncture treatment I will use additional tools along with my traditional acupuncture needles, incorporating Acupressure, Cupping or GuaSha into an acupuncture treatment when necessary. If cupping has been helpful to a patient’s condition, I will often recommend for them to do this treatment at home, individually or with a partner.
8 Benefits of Asian Bodywork Therapy
Classical Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine treats the conditions that prevent health from occurring. Chinese medicine is over 3000 years old and is a sophisticated, comprehensive approach to healing that effectively improves physical and mental health, enhances immunity and encourages increased overall health, function and well-being. The focus of CM is on increasing health to discourage disease,… Continue reading 8 Benefits of Asian Bodywork Therapy