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Gua Sha is a form of natural health and healing therapy
that aims to promote natural health- it is considered an alternative
and natural treatment used to enhance a happy and healthy lifestyle.
 Gua
Sha is a natural health and healing healing technique used
throughout Asia. Gua means to rub or friction. Sha is the term used
to describe congestion of blood at the surface of the body. When
friction is applied in repeated even strokes, the sha surgaces as
small red petechiae. In minutes the petechiae fade into echymotic
patches. The sha disappears totally in two to four days. The color
and rate of fading are both diagnostic and prognostic indicators.
 The
natural health and healing benefits of Gua Sha are numerous. It
moves stuck blood, promoting normal circulation to the muscles,
tissues, and organs directly beneath the surface treated. The patient
experiences immediate changes in stiffness, pain and mobility. Normal
metabolic processes are restored by the movement of fluids as nutrients
are carried to the tissues and metabolic wastes are carried away.
Because Gua Sha mimics sweating, it resolves fever.
 Gua
Sha cools the patient who is overheated, warms the patient who is
chilled, nourishes the patient who is deficient, and clears the
patient who is excess. Gua Sha is therefore considered an adaptogenic
technique.
A care provider considers Gua Sha in any case of pain or discomfort,
for upper respiratory or digestive problems, and for any condition
where palpation indicates there is sha.
After Gua Sha, the patient is instructed to cover the area, avoiding
wind and exposure to the sun or sudden changes in temperature. Stretching
is recommended but not a heavy workout on the day of treatment.
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