Gua Sha therapy for heatstroke in summer

Gua Sha therapy uses smooth-edged bamboo boards, porcelain pieces, small spoons, copper coins, coins, glass, or hair, ramie and other tools, dipped in cooking oil or water, to scrape the body surface repeatedly from top to bottom and from inside to outside to treat related diseases.

If you find someone suffering from heatstroke, you can bend the middle finger of your right hand and scratch the patient's chest skin. If there are obvious purple-red raised scratches, it means that the person has "sha" and scraping therapy will have a good therapeutic effect. Use a one-yuan coin or a smooth spoon handle (disinfected with alcohol) as a tool. A special scraping board is even better. Dip it in sesame oil or peanut oil and scrape the clean sides of the back of the neck, both sides of the spine, both elbows, and the upper and lower parts of the skull.

Be sure to wash your hands before scraping. Hold the scraping board at an angle of 30 to 45 degrees and scrape from top to bottom and from left to right with even force. Scrape 5 to 6 times each time or until purple-red scratches appear on the skin. Most patients feel clear-headed after scraping. However, if the condition is serious or scraping is ineffective, you should see a doctor as soon as possible to avoid delaying the treatment.

Effective scraping technique for treating heat stroke

1. The patient should take a comfortable position, fully expose the treatment area, and wash the area with warm water.

2. Use a spoon with a smooth edge (or a spoon, a copper coin, etc.) dipped in sesame oil (canola oil, peanut oil, soybean oil or water), and scrape the area that needs scraping repeatedly in one direction.

3. The order of scraping is generally from top to bottom, or from the middle of the body to both sides, or from inside to outside each time. Do not scrape back and forth. Scrape each area about 20 times each time, and stop when dark red spots appear on the skin.

4. The scraping area is usually only on the patient's back or both sides of the neck. Depending on the condition of the disease, scraping can sometimes be performed on both sides of the larynx in front of the neck, the chest, both sides of the spine, both sides of the arms, or the inner side of the knees. You can also choose the appropriate part for scraping according to the condition of the disease.

5. Each part can be scraped to leave 2 to 4 or 4 to 8 "blood marks". Depending on the location, the "blood marks" can be scraped into straight lines or arcs.

6. Use a smaller scraper to scrape the acupuncture points. Commonly used acupoints include Zusanli, Tiantu, Quchi and some acupoints on the back. Scraping the acupoints, in addition to the therapeutic effects of scraping itself, can also dredge the meridians, promote qi and blood circulation.