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Gua sha - A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Gua sha - A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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'Sometimes called coining, spooning or scraping, Gua sha is defined
as instrument-assisted unidirectional press stroking of a
lubricated area of the body surface that intentionally creates
'transitory therapeutic petechiae' representing extravasation of
blood in the subcutis.' Gua sha has been used for centuries in
Asia, in Asian immigrant communities and by acupuncturists and
practitioners of traditional East Asian medicine worldwide. With
the expansion of traditional East Asian medicine, Gua sha has been
used over broad geographic areas and by millions of people. It is
valuable in the treatment of pain and for functional problems with
impaired movement, the prevention and treatment of acute infectious
illness, upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many acute
or chronic disorders. Research has demonstrated Gua sha radically
increases surface microperfusion that stimulates immune and
anti-inflammatory responses that persist for days after treatment.
The second edition expands on the history of Gua sha and similar
techniques used in early Western Medicine, detailing traditional
theory, purpose and application and illuminated by science that
focuses its relevance to modern clinical practice as well as
scholarly inquiry. This book brings the technique alive for
practitioners, with clear discussion of how to do it -including
correct technique, appropriate application, individualization of
treatment - and when to use it, with over 50 case examples, and
superb color photographs and line drawings that demonstrate the
technique. New chapter on immediate and significant Tongue changes
as a direct result of Gua sha Research and biomechanisms Literature
review from Chinese language as well as English language medical
journal database New case studies Fully updated and revised
throughout Over 30 colour photographs
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