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Here is a traditional Chinese healing technique dating back thousands of years. Simple, painless, so broadly used that basic Gua Sha tools like these are readily available throughout Asia. Easy for Westerners to learn, to try instead of over-the-counter medicines. In English it may be spelled as Gwa Sa, or Gwasha, and you may hear other terms, such as "coin rubbing" or "coining" (Vietnamese practitioners often use the edge of a coin for the tool). For adherents of Traditional Chinese Medicine, this ancient way of helping balance the "Chi" or vital life energy, is an extremely important, almost miraculous method of improving someone's health.
WHAT IS GUA SHA?
Gua Sha is the Chinese term for a physical therapy technique which is equally a folk remedy and a serious practice throughout Asia. Loosely translated, Gua (刮) ("gwa"), means "scrape", "scratch", "rub" or "extract", while Sha ("shaw"), means sand or sediment, signifying the congestion, or toxins brought to the surface by the rubbing. The "sha" surfaces as tiny red petechiae on the skin, often described as the size of millet. In this Gua Sha is like cupping, but the rubbing covers wider areas than cupping treatments. The Vietnamese "Cao Gio" is the same technique.
Using a traditional specialized tool such as a Gua Sha Board, Gua Sha Slide or other Gua Sha tools, the massage therapist or acupuncturist will gently scrape or rub the skin over a problem area as a deep massage, using a downward direction. The patient experiences immediate relief from pain, stiffness, fever, chills, coughs, nausea, and so on. Gua Sha is valuable in the prevention and treatment of acute infectious illness, upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many other acute or chronic disorders.
The intention in Gua Sha is to raise the "rash" or red petechiae through the firm but not violent friction of the tool against the body. Chi or Qi (pronounced “chee”) is the constant and vigorous movement of energy or life force that keeps us healthy and alive. Balancing the Chi, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, promotes blood circulation and the removal of toxic heat, stagnant blood and lymph fluid from the body.
IN THE SYSTEM OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE, GUA SHA CAN BE USED TO ALLEVIATE THE FOLLOWING:
- Colds, Congestion
- Achiness
- Chronic degenerative diseases
- Migraines
- Chronic neck pain
- Chronic shoulder pain
- Back pain
- Bone spurs
- Strains and sprains
- Menstrual disorders
- Insomnia, Fatigue
- Asthma
- Carpal tunnel syndrome Stress
- Muscle aches
- Flu
- Shortness of Breath
- Heart disease
- Hypertension
- Sinusitis
- Ear and eye disorders
- Chronic infections
- Sciatica
- Osteo arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Bursitis
- Neuralgia
- Digestive disorders
Here is a traditional Chinese healing technique dating back thousands of years. Simple, painless, so broadly used that basic Gua Sha tools like these are readily available throughout Asia. Easy for Westerners to learn, to try instead of over-the-counter medicines. In English it may be spelled as Gwa Sa, or Gwasha, and you may hear other terms, such as "coin rubbing" or "coining" (Vietnamese practitioners often use the edge of a coin for the tool). For adherents of Traditional Chinese Medicine, this ancient way of helping balance the "Chi" or vital life energy, is an extremely important, almost miraculous method of improving someone's health.
WHAT IS GUA SHA?
Gua Sha is the Chinese term for a physical therapy technique which is equally a folk remedy and a serious practice throughout Asia. Loosely translated, Gua (刮) ("gwa"), means "scrape", "scratch", "rub" or "extract", while Sha ("shaw"), means sand or sediment, signifying the congestion, or toxins brought to the surface by the rubbing. The "sha" surfaces as tiny red petechiae on the skin, often described as the size of millet. In this Gua Sha is like cupping, but the rubbing covers wider areas than cupping treatments. The Vietnamese "Cao Gio" is the same technique.
Using a traditional specialized tool such as a Gua Sha Board, Gua Sha Slide or other Gua Sha tools, the massage therapist or acupuncturist will gently scrape or rub the skin over a problem area as a deep massage, using a downward direction. The patient experiences immediate relief from pain, stiffness, fever, chills, coughs, nausea, and so on. Gua Sha is valuable in the prevention and treatment of acute infectious illness, upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many other acute or chronic disorders.
The intention in Gua Sha is to raise the "rash" or red petechiae through the firm but not violent friction of the tool against the body. Chi or Qi (pronounced “chee”) is the constant and vigorous movement of energy or life force that keeps us healthy and alive. Balancing the Chi, in Traditional Chinese Medicine, promotes blood circulation and the removal of toxic heat, stagnant blood and lymph fluid from the body.
IN THE SYSTEM OF TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE, GUA SHA CAN BE USED TO ALLEVIATE THE FOLLOWING:
- Colds, Congestion
- Achiness
- Chronic degenerative diseases
- Migraines
- Chronic neck pain
- Chronic shoulder pain
- Back pain
- Bone spurs
- Strains and sprains
- Menstrual disorders
- Insomnia, Fatigue
- Asthma
- Carpal tunnel syndrome Stress
- Muscle aches
- Flu
- Shortness of Breath
- Heart disease
- Hypertension
- Sinusitis
- Ear and eye disorders
- Chronic infections
- Sciatica
- Osteo arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Bursitis
- Neuralgia
- Digestive disorders
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