Gua sha is a healing technique of traditional East Asian medicine. Gua sha means to “press-stroke” and is commonly called ‘coining’ or ‘spooning.’ It involves the scraping of lubricated skin with a specialised tool to increase microcirculation to the tissues and to create a therapeutic anti-inflammatory effect.
Modern research shows Gua sha produces an anti-inflammatory and immune protective effect that persists for days following a single Gua sha treatment. This accounts for its effect on pain, stiffness, fever, chill, cough, wheeze, nausea and vomiting etc.
The red petechiae marks often left on the skin by Gua sha usually only last a few days and are painless
Gua sha is a healing technique of traditional East Asian medicine. Gua sha means to “press-stroke” and is commonly called ‘coining’ or ‘spooning.’ It involves the scraping of lubricated skin with a specialised tool to increase microcirculation to the tissues and to create a therapeutic anti-inflammatory effect.
Modern research shows Gua sha produces an anti-inflammatory and immune protective effect that persists for days following a single Gua sha treatment. This accounts for its effect on pain, stiffness, fever, chill, cough, wheeze, nausea and vomiting etc.
The red petechiae marks often left on the skin by Gua sha usually only last a few days and are painless