{"id":333,"date":"2011-06-23T19:50:02","date_gmt":"2011-06-23T19:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/?page_id=333"},"modified":"2012-02-09T21:47:41","modified_gmt":"2012-02-09T21:47:41","slug":"gua-sha","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/?page_id=333","title":{"rendered":"Gua Sha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-345\" href=\"http:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/?attachment_id=345\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-345\" title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gua-Sha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"389\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gua-Sha.jpg 389w, https:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gua-Sha-300x242.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 389px) 100vw, 389px\" \/><\/a>Gua Sha is\u00a0 a form of friction or scraping therapy using flat tools\u00a0 of\u00a0\u00a0 ivory, jade or quite commonly a  Chinese soup spoon. It is very effective at removing blood stagnation  (often caused by some sort of trauma such as whiplash injury).<\/p>\n<p>By restoring  healthy blood circulation in the superficial tissues of the muscles, the stagnant blood is pushed to the exterior of the body in a &#8216;Sha&#8217;,\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 which resembles a bruise, but is\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 completely painless.<\/p>\n<p>The patient in the photo was suffering from chronic neck, shoulder &amp; back pain after being involved in a head on car crash, a year before, having apparently only sustained a minor wrist injury at the time. Although the treatment looks extreme, Gua Sha  is not a painful procedure and often provides immediate relief from longstanding muscular tension and blood stasis. The marks are usually gone within a week and external herbal liniments can be applied to speed up this process.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-450\" href=\"http:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/?attachment_id=450\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-450\" title=\"Gua Sha 4\" src=\"http:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gua-Sha-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"238\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gua-Sha-4.jpg 403w, https:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/06\/Gua-Sha-4-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 238px) 100vw, 238px\" \/><\/a>This photo shows the second treatment and one can see how there is only a small amount of significant stagnation remaining near the right shoulder blade &#8211; a very successful outcome! In fact, this level of &#8216;sha&#8217; is much more typical of most gua sha treatments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gua Sha is\u00a0 a form of friction or scraping therapy using flat tools\u00a0 of\u00a0\u00a0 ivory, jade or quite commonly a Chinese soup spoon. It is very effective at removing blood stagnation (often caused by some sort of trauma such as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk\/?page_id=333\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":20,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Gua Sha - kevingreyacupuncture.co.uk","description":"Gua Sha is\u00a0 a form of friction or scraping therapy using flat tools\u00a0 of\u00a0\u00a0 ivory, jade or quite commonly a Chinese soup spoon. 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