Gua Sha (pronounced "gwa shaw,") is one technique that intentionally raises Sha rash or petechiae originated from East Asian. Gua means to scrape or rub. Sha is a 'reddish, elevated, millet-like skin rash' (aka petechiae). Sha is the term used to describe Blood stasis in the subcutaneous tissue before and after it is raised as petechiae. Gua Sha is used whenever a patient has both external and internal pain in the muscles. 



What does Gua Sha treat:
Patient will normally feel an immediate shift in their condition particularly in their pain or sense of constraint. Gua Sha moves stuck Qi and Blood, releases the Exterior mimicking sweating, and moves Fluids. In a modern medical construct these fluids contain metabolic waste that congested the surface tissues and muscles. Gua Sha promotes circulation and normalizes metabolic processes. In addition to resolving musculo skeletal pain, Gua Sha is used to treat as well as prevent common cold, flu, bronchitis, asthma, as well as any chronic disorder involving pain, congestion of Qi and Blood.

刮痧是中国传统的自然疗法之一，它是以中医皮部理论为基础，用牛角、玉石等工具在皮肤相关部位刮拭，以达到疏通经络、活血化瘀之目的。刮痧可以扩张毛细血管，增加汗腺分泌，促进血液循环，对于高血压、中暑、肌肉酸疼等所致的风寒痹症都有立竿见影之效。经常刮痧，可起到调整经气，解除疲劳，增加免疫功能的作用。运用刮痧疗法，将刮痧器皿在表皮经络穴位上进行刮治，直到刮出皮下出血凝结成象米粒样的红点为止，通过发汗使汗孔张开，痧毒(也就是病毒)随即排出体外，从而达到治愈的目的。

刮痧好处：
刮痧施术于皮部对机体的作用大至可分为两大类，一是预防保健作用，二是治疗作用。健康人常做刮痧可增强卫气，卫气强则护表能力强，机体自可安康。若外邪侵表，出现恶寒、发热、鼻塞、流涕等表证，及时刮痧可将表邪及时祛除。刮痧可调节肌肉的收缩和舒张，使组织间压力得到调节，以促进刮拭组织周围的血液循环。增加组织流量，从而起到“活血化瘀”的作用。除了舒筋通络，排除毒素，行气活血，刮痧还对内脏功能有明显的调整阴阳平衡的作用。以上种种的好处更是让人体的各个脏器都有其特定的生物信息，让你的健康生活更协调。