gua sha

Gua sha is also another popular practice of Chinese medicine. The technique involves using a tool to scrape the body parts for various purposes. Depending on the severity of the condition, patient may have different results such as slight redness of the skin or petechiae (microbleeding underneath the skin) which indicates severe accumulation of heat or blood stagnation.

Gua sha has been practiced for thousands of years and also thoroughly researched recently. Researches have shown not only the significant efficacy of gua sha to alleviate neck pain in comparisons to other common modalities in clinical settings, but also protect tissues from oxidative stress, which means that gua sha helps with tissue repairs at the molecular level.