What are the benefits of chest scraping

The chest is a relatively important part of the human body because the lungs, heart and breasts are located here. The health of the chest is directly related to the health of the breasts, lungs and other organs. Regularly scraping the chest can improve cardiopulmonary function, and scraping is a good physical therapy method that can enhance immunity, promote digestion and breathing, and protect breast health.

There are many parts of the human body that can be scraped. Commonly used parts include the seventh cervical vertebra, both sides of the larynx, both arm bends, both leg bends, both sides of the spine, between the ribs on the front chest, between the ribs on the back, the heel tendons behind the inner and outer ankles of both feet, the liver and spleen area under the left and right ribs, and the upper and lower spines of both scapulae. For scraping the back, the patient should lie prone and for scraping the shoulders, the patient should sit upright. Purple bleeding spots will appear after scraping.

What are the benefits of scraping? Who is not suitable for scraping?

The indications of scraping include colds, fever, heat stroke, headache, gastrointestinal disease, stiff neck, periarthritis of the shoulder, lumbar muscle strain, muscle cramps, rheumatoid arthritis and other diseases.

First, clean the area to be scraped, dip the edge of the scraping board into scraping oil or massage oil, and then scrape the determined area. When scraping, you should scrape in one direction, not back and forth. The force should be even and appropriate, not light or heavy at times. If you have sha disease, scrape your arms dozens of times and dark purple sha marks will appear. According to the scraping areas mentioned above, generally each area can be scraped 20 times. If you have a headache or sore throat, sit up; if you feel dizzy or have chest or abdominal pain, lie on your back; if you have pain in your shoulders, back, waist or sacrum, lie prone. Generally, the scraping areas are as described above. If all the scraping can be completed in order, the patient will feel relaxed immediately. You can let the patient rest for a few minutes, and then scrape the chest, back ribs, upper and lower cervical vertebrae, or swollen shoulders for more than ten times each. Then drink sugar ginger water or boiled water, and the patient will feel extremely comfortable.

Precautions for scraping

1. During scraping treatment, you should pay attention to keeping the room warm, especially avoid cold and drafts in winter. When scraping in summer, avoid direct exposure of fans to the scraping area.

2. Avoid taking a cold shower within 30 minutes after scraping.

3. Before the sha spots on the area treated with scraping last time have disappeared, it is not advisable to scrape the same area again to produce sha. The next scraping session should be done after an interval of 3-6 days, until the sha on the skin disappears.

4. After scraping, it is best to drink a cup of warm water (preferably light sugar and salt water) and rest for 15-20 minutes.

Who is not suitable for scraping?

Not everyone is suitable for scraping, because scraping will stimulate the sympathetic nerves. Some people with weak or sensitive constitutions will turn pale or blue in the face, break out in cold sweats all over the body, and some may even go into shock. Such people must be especially careful when scraping. In addition, the skin of the elderly and children is relatively fragile, so the force should be used as lightly as possible when scraping, or a layer of cotton cloth should be placed on the skin before scraping to reduce direct friction of the scraping equipment on the skin and cause skin damage. He suggested that people who are elderly and frail, have skin allergies, have cardiovascular disease, leukemia, allergic purpura, thrombocytopenia, cancer, dermatitis, or have wounds or scars on their skin are not suitable for scraping. In addition, pregnant women and women during their menstrual period should also avoid scraping their lower abdomen.