Methods and utensils for scraping
Common instruments for scraping include various scraping plates (mostly made of buffalo horns or other animal keratin), scraping sticks, or coins and ceramic spoons. Before proceeding, a lubricant should be prepared to avoid skin damage. Common ones include solid petroleum jelly and cream; liquid can be water, sesame oil, special scraping oil or aromatic essential oil;
the scope of scraping is typically combined with point and line to achieve the surface effect, which can be divided into linear, radial and point-alike:
Linear scraping is a straight line scraping from a point to a distance, mostly used on the back of the head, neck, back, upper and lower limbs and other parts. This is the most commonly used method in the clinic.
Radial scraping, which radiates from a single point in multiple directions, is mostly applied to the lateral head and posterior occipital.
Spotty scraping refers to the scraping that is limited to local single points and is mostly applied to the parts with clear disease location and obvious pain points, or points.
The general method of operation is a 30-60 degree angle for scraping board and scraping direction, the rate is the same, along the same direction as scraping; the great principle is from the top down, from the inside out, the strength is appropriate, the force is uniform, and the patient can tolerate it. If the infirm or children, the elderly, you should choose relatively light strength.
Things to learn before scraping
1. Must you scrape the measles to be effective?
Once the human body is out of the fever, it is the phenomenon of metabolic waste discharge, thus the effect of the fever is better, but numerous people always think that the blacker is the better. This is a wrong idea. If the degree of shaving is too great, it will even cause a special feeling of fatigue; or excessive pursuit of the color of the measles, the skin will be scratched, there may be a risk of infection.
Thus the most essential thing is to master the principle of "scraping can", which means that as long as there is a slight red or mauve red, it can be stopped.
2, want to shave a lot of places, can you shave all at once?
Numerous patients hold the mentality of being greedy for tiny and inexpensive or scraping more and more normal, thinking that it will be better to scrape where you can. In fact, scraping is a kind of reducing method in traditional Chinese medicine. Too numerous parts of scraping will consume Yang qi, which may cause negative effects. Broadly speaking, choose one to two parts each scraping. After scraping do moderate rest, drink some warm boiling water, the effect will be better!
3. How frequently can I shave at intervals?
Scraping can not be used very often. The conventional practice is to retreat the scraping to the degree, most of which need three to five days. Therefore, it is recommended to scrape once a week at most, so that the local tissue has time to repair. If repeated scraping in two to three days, there will even be muscle inflammation in the long-term, and the possibility of fibrosis.
4. What are the taboos and precautions for scraping?
Each scraping part, scraping to not more than 10 minutes is appropriate, or to the degree of the scraping, remember not to force!
Avoid excessive force or uneven strength and rhythm when scraping.
When scraping, it is necessary to keep warm, and keep indoor air circulation, so that patients can choose a relaxed position.
After scraping, avoid working against the wind, drinking cold drinks or flushing immediately, and take a rest and drink warm water.
Avoid raw, cold, greasy and indigestible foods.
People suffering from hemophilia or bleeding tendency, critical illness, menstruation and pregnant women's abdomen, abnormal fear or allergy to scraping, skin broken with wounds, are prohibited from scraping objects.
Scraping to scrape out of the scraping is effective? How often can I have a shave?
For scraping, I believe everyone is familiar with, numerous people have a headache and brain heat, may consider scraping therapy in simple terms, is the use of smooth rough objects or fingers, metal instruments, in the specific parts of the body surface repeatedly scraping, squeezing, kneading physical stimulation, resulting in blood congestion on the skin surface, spots. Scraping is highly effective for heatstroke, colds and muscle soreness, but how does it work?
Why can scraping have an effect?
The normal human body is in a condition of Qi and blood circulation, but in some parts, because of muscle tissue strain or contusion, or continuous in a tight state, there is the so-called metabolic waste, accumulated in these positions, from the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, that is, phlegm-stasis block. This waste, which is not discharged from the body, will locally hinder the body's metabolism, making the circulation worse, resulting in further waste accumulation, forming a vicious cycle.
The above situation can be solved by medication, but it takes a long time. At this time, scraping can be directly used to destroy local tiny blood vessels and surrounding tissues, so that these metabolic wastes can be quickly discharged. Or merely scraping is to give the body a way out of the "poison", excretion. Scraping is frequently widely used in clinics in patients with shoulder and neck stiffness, back pain, external fever, acute pharyngitis and heat stroke. Most of them will feel relaxed after treatment.
Scraping will also cause some discomfort, called dizzy scraping, most of which appear in patients who are overly tired for the first time, did not sleep properly the night before, are particularly easy to get nervous, or have not eaten anything to receive treatment. In such cases, gua sha factory advises that the scraping should be stopped immediately, and the patient should lie flat and drink warm water. If the symptoms do not improve, the patient should be sent to the hospital in time.
Methods and utensils for scraping
Common instruments for scraping include various scraping plates (mostly made of buffalo horns or other animal keratin), scraping sticks, or coins and ceramic spoons. Before proceeding, a lubricant should be prepared to avoid skin damage. Common ones include solid petroleum jelly and cream; liquid can be water, sesame oil, special scraping oil or aromatic essential oil;
the scope of scraping is typically combined with point and line to achieve the surface effect, which can be divided into linear, radial and point-alike:
Linear scraping is a straight line scraping from a point to a distance, mostly used on the back of the head, neck, back, upper and lower limbs and other parts. This is the most commonly used method in the clinic.
Radial scraping, which radiates from a single point in multiple directions, is mostly applied to the lateral head and posterior occipital.
Spotty scraping refers to the scraping that is limited to local single points and is mostly applied to the parts with clear disease location and obvious pain points, or points.
The general method of operation is a 30-60 degree angle for scraping board and scraping direction, the rate is the same, along the same direction as scraping; the great principle is from the top down, from the inside out, the strength is appropriate, the force is uniform, and the patient can tolerate it. If the infirm or children, the elderly, you should choose relatively light strength.
Things to learn before scraping
1. Must you scrape the measles to be effective?
Once the human body is out of the fever, it is the phenomenon of metabolic waste discharge, thus the effect of the fever is better, but numerous people always think that the blacker is the better. This is a wrong idea. If the degree of shaving is too great, it will even cause a special feeling of fatigue; or excessive pursuit of the color of the measles, the skin will be scratched, there may be a risk of infection.
Thus the most essential thing is to master the principle of "scraping can", which means that as long as there is a slight red or mauve red, it can be stopped.
2, want to shave a lot of places, can you shave all at once?
Numerous patients hold the mentality of being greedy for tiny and inexpensive or scraping more and more normal, thinking that it will be better to scrape where you can. In fact, scraping is a kind of reducing method in traditional Chinese medicine. Too numerous parts of scraping will consume Yang qi, which may cause negative effects. Broadly speaking, choose one to two parts each scraping. After scraping do moderate rest, drink some warm boiling water, the effect will be better!
3. How frequently can I shave at intervals?
Scraping can not be used very often. The conventional practice is to retreat the scraping to the degree, most of which need three to five days. Therefore, it is recommended to scrape once a week at most, so that the local tissue has time to repair. If repeated scraping in two to three days, there will even be muscle inflammation in the long-term, and the possibility of fibrosis.
4. What are the taboos and precautions for scraping?
Each scraping part, scraping to not more than 10 minutes is appropriate, or to the degree of the scraping, remember not to force!
Avoid excessive force or uneven strength and rhythm when scraping.
When scraping, it is necessary to keep warm, and keep indoor air circulation, so that patients can choose a relaxed position.
After scraping, avoid working against the wind, drinking cold drinks or flushing immediately, and take a rest and drink warm water.
Avoid raw, cold, greasy and indigestible foods.
People suffering from hemophilia or bleeding tendency, critical illness, menstruation and pregnant women's abdomen, abnormal fear or allergy to scraping, skin broken with wounds, are prohibited from scraping objects.
Methods and utensils for scraping
Common instruments for scraping include various scraping plates (mostly made of buffalo horns or other animal keratin), scraping sticks, or coins and ceramic spoons. Before proceeding, a lubricant should be prepared to avoid skin damage. Common ones include solid petroleum jelly and cream; liquid can be water, sesame oil, special scraping oil or aromatic essential oil;
the scope of scraping is typically combined with point and line to achieve the surface effect, which can be divided into linear, radial and point-alike:
Linear scraping is a straight line scraping from a point to a distance, mostly used on the back of the head, neck, back, upper and lower limbs and other parts. This is the most commonly used method in the clinic.
Radial scraping, which radiates from a single point in multiple directions, is mostly applied to the lateral head and posterior occipital.
Spotty scraping refers to the scraping that is limited to local single points and is mostly applied to the parts with clear disease location and obvious pain points, or points.
The general method of operation is a 30-60 degree angle for scraping board and scraping direction, the rate is the same, along the same direction as scraping; the great principle is from the top down, from the inside out, the strength is appropriate, the force is uniform, and the patient can tolerate it. If the infirm or children, the elderly, you should choose relatively light strength.
Things to learn before scraping
1. Must you scrape the measles to be effective?
Once the human body is out of the fever, it is the phenomenon of metabolic waste discharge, thus the effect of the fever is better, but numerous people always think that the blacker is the better. This is a wrong idea. If the degree of shaving is too great, it will even cause a special feeling of fatigue; or excessive pursuit of the color of the measles, the skin will be scratched, there may be a risk of infection.
Thus the most essential thing is to master the principle of "scraping can", which means that as long as there is a slight red or mauve red, it can be stopped.
2, want to shave a lot of places, can you shave all at once?
Numerous patients hold the mentality of being greedy for tiny and inexpensive or scraping more and more normal, thinking that it will be better to scrape where you can. In fact, scraping is a kind of reducing method in traditional Chinese medicine. Too numerous parts of scraping will consume Yang qi, which may cause negative effects. Broadly speaking, choose one to two parts each scraping. After scraping do moderate rest, drink some warm boiling water, the effect will be better!
3. How frequently can I shave at intervals?
Scraping can not be used very often. The conventional practice is to retreat the scraping to the degree, most of which need three to five days. Therefore, it is recommended to scrape once a week at most, so that the local tissue has time to repair. If repeated scraping in two to three days, there will even be muscle inflammation in the long-term, and the possibility of fibrosis.
4. What are the taboos and precautions for scraping?
Each scraping part, scraping to not more than 10 minutes is appropriate, or to the degree of the scraping, remember not to force!
Avoid excessive force or uneven strength and rhythm when scraping.
When scraping, it is necessary to keep warm, and keep indoor air circulation, so that patients can choose a relaxed position.
After scraping, avoid working against the wind, drinking cold drinks or flushing immediately, and take a rest and drink warm water.
Avoid raw, cold, greasy and indigestible foods.
People suffering from hemophilia or bleeding tendency, critical illness, menstruation and pregnant women's abdomen, abnormal fear or allergy to scraping, skin broken with wounds, are prohibited from scraping objects.