Gua Sha is an alternative therapy that involves scraping your skin with a massage tool to improve blood circulation to the area. The technician applies massage oil to your skin, and then uses the tool to repeatedly scrape your skin in a downward motion.
Gua sha is intended to address stagnant energy, called qi, in the body that can be responsible for inflammation. Inflammation is the underlying cause of several conditions associated with chronic pain. Rubbing the skin’s surface, helps break up this energy, reduce inflammation, boost immune system and promote healing. Gua sha addresses pain, chronic and acute. It also is used to move lymph
Gua sha is generally performed on a person’s back, buttocks, neck, arms, feet, and legs. A gentle version of it is even used on the face for sinus congestion.
Gua Sha assist the following issues:
- Arthritis
- Muscular, joint pain
- Fibromyalgia
- Headaches
- Menopausal pain
- Perimenopausal symptoms
- Sinus issues
- Fever and chills
- Earaches
- Allergic inflammation
- Stoke
- Breast engorgement