Guasha, as a therapeutic method for pain management, is an ancient healing technique that uses specific tools to apply pressure and scrape the skin to reduce blood stagnation and blocked Qi. Therefore, it can be used to alleviate ailments and conditions such as joint pain and muscle ache.
A remedy for pain
Guasha is appropriate for patients experiencing an acute or a fresh injury, chronic pain, muscle or joint tightness, or muscle tenderness or soreness. Generally, after a Guasha session, patients feel a shift or an improvement in their physical functions.
Keeps the skin young
The facial massage that Guasha offers helps smoothen fine lines and wrinkles, tightens skin, decreases puffiness around the eyes, and plumps the skin to give off a youthful glow.
Other benefits
On top of treating pain and its anti-ageing effects, gua sha is also used to treat:
- Headache or fatigue from exposure to heat
- Cough and dyspnea including bronchitis, asthma, emphysema.
- Nausea
- Digestive problems and gut disorders
- Urinary and kidney issues
- Fertility and gynaecological problems