Gua Sha - A Unique Healing Method

Gua Sha is a traditional herbal remedy passed down through generations, helping the body quickly recover health and ward off illness.

Massage the back with a cupping therapy device.

Primarily uses both hands. Consists of 5 movements.

Apply ginger juice to your fingertips or your entire palm and gently rub it all over your back, then gradually increase the pressure to warm your back.

Stroke both sides of the spine from the nape of the neck down to the lower back, then from the spine across both sides along the ribs. Next, use a slice of fresh ginger to gently rub both sides of the spine and ribs until the skin turns red. The patient should feel warmth and comfort in their back; this is a good sign.

Skin rolling and shoulder massage: Roll from the bottom up, from the middle, from both sides up to the shoulders, using both hands to gently, moderately, or firmly massage depending on the patient's tolerance. This helps to relax muscles, warm the back, detoxify, and reduce pain.

Massage the muscles on both sides of the spine: straighten your fingers, use the wrist bone of your palm to gently press and massage the muscles in a circular, spiral motion, continuously moving from the bottom up to the shoulders. Effect: relaxes muscles, relieves pain.

Gently massage along the spine and lower back: lightly and evenly massage the entire back, stimulating the bone marrow and brain, relaxing tendons and ligaments, stimulating nerves, increasing the body's resistance, and fighting disease. Finally, return to step 1 and massage the entire back to relax the body.

Catching wind, massaging acupressure points on the head.

Follow these steps in order:

Around the forehead: rub and stroke from the forehead to the temples, massage the temples and the area between the eyebrows (Indra's mark).

Around the earlobe: stroke the front and back of the earlobe, the indentations of the ear canal, pull the ear up and down, and back and forth. Spread your second and third fingers and rub the front and back of the base of the earlobe. Press and massage the following acupoints: Yifeng, Tinggong, Jiaozun, Anmian, and Yiming.

Around the eyes: gently stroke and massage around the eye sockets and on both sides of the bridge of the nose. Press and massage the acupoints Zanzhu, Tongziliao, and Qingming.

Around the mouth: Use your index finger to gently massage around the mouth down to the lower jaw. Acupressure points: philtrum, Da Ying, Cheng Xiang.

Back of the neck: massage the Fengchi and Fengfu acupoints, stroke the neck and shoulders.

Head: Press the Baihui point, the Shen Tong point, and the Shangxing point. Finally, comb the scalp, press both sides of the ears, massage the nose, and gently massage the Yintang point. Perform each movement 5-7 times.

According to Traditional Medicine Practitioner Nguyen Minh - Health & Life - NT