Chinese scraping therapy, also known as Gua Sha, is a common method of health care. Many people may not pay much attention to scraping, but it actually has many benefits, especially when it comes to scraping the back. So let's take a look at the benefits of scraping the back together!
Scraping therapy has been passed down for a long time and can promote blood circulation, regulate yin and yang, and has many benefits.
Benefits of Back Scraping
(1) Regulating Yin and Yang
In traditional Chinese medicine theory, yin and yang are the basic core. In a normal state, the human body maintains a relatively balanced state of yin and yang. If the balance of yin and yang is disrupted due to factors such as emotions, external influences, or injuries, it can lead to pathological changes such as yin dominance leading to yang disease or yang dominance leading to yin disease, resulting in clinical symptoms such as excess heat with yang dominance or excess cold with yin dominance. The key to scraping therapy is to adjust the excessive or insufficient yin and yang based on the nature of the symptoms, restore the normal physiological function of the body, and achieve the purpose of treating diseases.
The regulation of yin and yang through scraping therapy is mainly achieved through the combination of acupoints and scraping techniques. For example, for diseases related to the meridians and superficial tissues, light scraping is appropriate, while for diseases related to the organs and bones, heavy scraping is suitable. The regulation of yin and yang through scraping therapy is bidirectional. For example, for individuals with unstable blood pressure, after scraping the trunk and acupoints on the limbs, low blood pressure can be elevated, and high blood pressure can be reduced.
(2) Promoting Blood Circulation and Removing Blood Stasis
When the muscles, ligaments, and bones of the human body are injured, local congestion occurs, leading to poor circulation of qi and blood in the meridians. If the blood stasis is not resolved, the pain will continue. Scraping the affected area or corresponding acupoints can eliminate blood stasis, promote the generation of new blood, enhance the circulation of qi and blood in the meridians, and achieve the goal of relieving pain. This is the role of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis through scraping therapy. Scraping therapy can also regulate the contraction and relaxation of muscles, relieve tissue pressure, promote blood circulation around the scraped area, increase tissue flow, and achieve the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, and promoting tissue regeneration.
(3) Clearing Heat and Reducing Swelling
According to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine, diseases are caused by excessive heat. By stimulating the skin through scraping therapy, the excessive heat is expelled, clearing heat from the body and removing internal heat, thereby eliminating stasis, swelling, and toxins from the body.
(4) Dissolving Phlegm, Relieving Spasms, Softening Hardness, and Dispelling Masses
Scraping and cupping therapy can effectively treat surface lumps and wind-related conditions caused by phlegm-dampness. It can promote the smooth flow of the pores, eliminate phlegm, heat, and pus, and have a significant effect in relieving spasms and dissolving masses.
(5) Restoring Balance and Expelling Pathogenic Factors
Scraping the corresponding acupoints on the skin can open up the pores, allowing various pathogenic factors such as wind, cold, phlegm, dampness, blood stasis, heat, and pus that are stuck in the meridians, acupoints, and corresponding tissues and organs to be expelled from the body, thus unblocking the meridians.
(6) Relaxing Muscles and Promoting Meridian Circulation
Scraping the back can help relax tense muscles, thereby significantly reducing or eliminating pain and compression symptoms, and also facilitate the recovery of the affected area.
(7) Eliminating Toxins
