Scraping is a common health and treatment method chosen by ordinary people. However, many people are not very clear about its specific health and treatment effects. Below, we will provide a detailed introduction.
Preventive and Health Benefits
The preventive and health benefits of scraping therapy include two categories: health care prevention and disease prevention. The scraping therapy acts on the surface of the skin, which is the shallowest part of the body exposed to the outside world and directly in contact with the external environment. The skin adapts and defends against external climate changes through the function of the internal qi of the body. The internal qi originates from the upper burner and is pushed by the lung qi, circulating in the skin. When the internal qi is harmonized, the skin becomes smooth and the pores become dense (from "Ling Shu. Ben Zang"). Regular scraping by healthy individuals (such as scraping the Back Shu points and Zu San Li points) can enhance the internal qi, improve the body's ability to protect the surface, and make it less susceptible to external pathogenic factors, resulting in a healthy body. If external pathogenic factors invade the surface and cause symptoms such as chills, fever, nasal congestion, and runny nose, timely scraping (such as scraping the Lung Shu and Zhong Fu points) can remove the pathogenic factors from the surface to prevent them from spreading to the internal organs and causing serious illnesses.
Treatment Effects
The therapeutic effects of scraping therapy can be manifested in the following aspects:
1. Blood stasis elimination
Scraping can regulate the contraction and relaxation of muscles, adjust the pressure between tissues, and promote blood circulation around the scraped tissues. This increases tissue flow, thereby achieving the effects of "activating blood circulation and eliminating stasis" and "eliminating stasis and promoting regeneration".
2. Yin-Yang balance
Scraping has a significant effect on adjusting the balance of yin and yang in visceral functions. For example, for individuals with excessive intestinal peristalsis, scraping techniques applied to the abdomen and back can inhibit the excessive peristalsis and restore normal function. Conversely, for individuals with reduced intestinal peristalsis, scraping can promote peristalsis and restore normal function. This indicates that scraping can improve and adjust the functions of the organs, achieving a balanced state of yin and yang.
3. Meridian and collaterals stimulation
When soft tissues such as muscle attachment points, fascia, ligaments, and joint capsules are injured, they can send pain signals. Through neural reflexes, the related tissues remain in an alert state, and muscle contraction and tension, even spasms, occur as a reflection of this alert state. The purpose is to reduce limb movement and alleviate pain, which is a natural protective response of the human body. If not treated in a timely manner or if the treatment is incomplete, the damaged tissues can form varying degrees of adhesions, fibrosis, or scar tissue, which continuously generate harmful impulses, exacerbating pain, tenderness, and muscle contraction tension. This can also cause secondary pain foci in the surrounding tissues, leading to metabolic disorders and further aggravating the pathological changes of "pain when there is obstruction".
