The order of scraping

Gua Sha is a way to regulate people's bodies. There is a certain order. Only by mastering the correct order can the effect of Gua Sha be better exerted, such as regulating Qi and blood in people's bodies or expelling moisture from people's bodies, as well as relieving stress and treating cervical spondylosis, periarthritis of the shoulder and other diseases. So what is the correct order of scraping? Let’s introduce it in detail below.

Correct scraping technique and sequence

The order of scraping operation depends on the physical condition. First scrape the neck, then the back, then the chest, and finally the limbs. This is the general principle. The basic scraping direction is based on the principle of "Yin rises and Yang falls" in the meridian circulation. As for the scraping techniques, they are described in the scraping of each part.

(I) Scraping of the back of the neck and back: The actual operation is described as follows:

1. Scrape the back and cervical vertebrae: Start from the cervical vertebrae, through the first thoracic vertebra to the coccyx, and scrape in two sections.

2. Scrape the left and right shoulder muscles, first the left and then the right.

3. Scrape the bladder meridian points from Dazhui to the waist, which is one inch and five fen to the left and right of the Du meridian.

4. With the bladder meridian as the center, scrape diagonally from the inside to the outside, and scrape about five to seven diagonal lines from below the shoulder muscle to the waist, with the spacing based on the ribs. Do not do a blanket scraping.

(ii) Scraping the front chest:

1. Scrape the Ren meridian first: scrape from Tiantu point (the uppermost end of the sternum) to the lower abdomen. It can be divided into three sections from top to bottom. The first section is the sternum, the second section is from the pit of the stomach to the navel, and the third section is from the navel to the Qugu... Scrape section by section, and do not scrape all the way at once. Only the navel can be scraped lightly.

2. With the Ren Meridian as the center, start from the Tiantu point and scrape the area in diagonal lines to the left and right, about three to five times, including the breasts.

(3) Scraping of the limbs: There are differences between the upper limbs and lower limbs, and the inner and outer sides.

1. Outer side of upper limb: from fingertips toward elbow and shoulder.

2. Inner side of upper limbs: scrape from shoulder to fork and fingertips.

3. The outside and back of the lower limbs: scrape from the thigh to the knee and to the foot.

4. Inner side of lower limbs: scrape from the tip of the inner ankle to the knee and upwards.