Gua Sha: Tried & tested but not by me!!!

Today, Mum and DnA went to see a chinese practitioner… We went because Mum had a bad back and Huppy was being treated for hand pain…. This chinese practitioner is a very good chiropracter – how do we know? Cos Mum has been there before…

….. Mum’s turn…. *Massage*….. Looked painful cos the chiro was at times, massaging by using her elbow!!! But mum took the pain! Then the chiro reccomended Gua Sha cos she could see that there was a lot of heat in the body…. *Mum stated it was really painful whilst it was happening but said it provided relief*…. Session over…

…. Huppy’s turn…… He was really intrigued by this Gua Sha – so he too wanted a go!!! Actually, I did too!! But the chiro wouldnt do it on me cos I was suffering from gastric flu…. Lucky actually, cos looking at the after effects – it looked painful! Anyhow, lucky I didnt do it cos I have sensitive skin – which I forgot about due to the excitment!

Qn: So what is Gua Sha? (To read more, click on the this link Gua Sha)

Gua Sha is a healing technique used in Asia by practitioners of Traditional Medicine, in both the clinical setting and in homes, but little known in the West. It involves palpation and cutaneous stimulation where the skin is pressured, in strokes, by a round-edged instrument; that results in the appearance of small red petechiae called ‘sha’, that will fade in 2 to 3 days.

Raising Sha removes blood stagnation considered pathogenic, promoting normal circulation and metabolic processes.The patient experiences immediate relief from pain, stiffness, fever, chill, cough, nausea, and so on. Gua Sha is valuable in the prevention and treatment of acute infectious illness, upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many other acute or chronic disorders.

Well, here is a picture of Hupps after the session…. Apparently, according to the chiro, he’s got lots of toxins…. compared to his mum’s back – Huppy’s back was more blue/purple!!!

****Review 2 days later: Huppy’s back is MUCH better…. the blue/purple marks have subsided leaving a brown dirty mark….. like sunburn!!! Will he have more done? He says yes!!!