Long, male, a 26-year-old IT clerk, who works with a computer for approximately 9 hours every day, complained of intolerable neck soreness, stiffness, and pain , along with limited neck movement after sleeping at the computer desk due to overwork in recent days. He had no significant numbness of hands and arms. Physical examination showed tense cervical muscles and an inability to fulfill physiological motor range of cervical vertebra. The brachial plexus nerve pulling test was negative. His Read More...
This is a video talk about Guasha therapy for constipation. If you want more knowledge, you can seach “Constipation” from the top search form.
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According to traditional Chinese medicine,cough can be caused by external contraction and an internal injury.Those with external contraction may present with sudden onset of a cough with a short duration and other symptoms of an exterior syndrome. Delayed or improper treatment may turn an acute cough into a chronic case. Those with an internal injury may present with a longer duration and symptoms such as fullness of chest or gastric region, a poor appetite, lassitude, radiating pain in chest Read More...
Fever refers to a condition in which the body temperature exceeds the normal range of 36.2-37.2′C . According to traditional Chinese medicine, fever can be caused by external contraction of internal injury. Those with external contraction usually present with symptoms of an exterior syndrome such as high-grade fever, sudden onset, and aversion to cold. Those with internal injury usually present with persistent low-grade fever due to a variety of possible primary diseases. Here, Guasha Read More...
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The lady had back pain, after scraping, she felt very good. She said:“I did not expect such a good scraping effect, thanks to my doctor”
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Using a compact black board made of buffalo horn, a pleasant-looking, middle-aged therapist was slowly scraping the rear of a blond-haired foreigner. Min’s later, a type of red patches may be seen on the skin surface.
That was the scene at an aerobics room in the Jingshan Villas social club Thursday. Linda Guo, the therapist which runs a traditional Chinese treatment studio in Shekou, was displaying the old method before scores of curious foreigners.
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For the most part, experts have viewed the lately released film “The Guasha Treatment” being an study of the profound differences that also exist between Chinese and American cultures, but at least one expert took it as a face-value study of the condition of Chinese traditional medicine, based on today’s China Daily.
In the film, American authorities accuse Chinese families of abusing their kids as the boy is felt with red-colored welts on his back – results of guasha, Read More...
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Sunstroke, also known as ” Fa SHA (eruption of sha)’ , mostly occurs in summer . Those with a mild condition may present with sudden dizziness , headache, vexation, abesence of sweating, nausea, and cy anosis of fingernails or lips. those with a severe condition may present with symptoms including strong fever, agitation , shortness of breath, sweating, cold limbs, coma, convulsion or hypotension, and severe abdominal pain. Left untreated, high-grade fever, loss of sonsciousness Read More...
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1.1 Contraindicated conditions: Various acute or chronic infectious diseases, acute persistent high-grade fever, acute osteomyelitis, tuberculous arthritis, acute abdomen or infectious skin disease, diabetes, and hemorrhagic conditions such as thrombopenia or coagulation disorders.
1.2 Contraindicated body parts: Body parts with skin ulcers, sores, scalding ,recent fracture, or wounds
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Some special Guasha methods are practiced in folk communities, for instance, twisting method, This is similar to Guasha but is more easily operated. Procedure: Flex the index and middle fingers, dip the proximal phalange into water; and pinch or twist the skin over the intended point and then loosen the fingers after twisting. This method can be done about 20 times each eime until the local skin turns red or purple spots appear. The practitioner should keep the finger wet to reduce pain. This Read More...
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