Can I do scraping at night

We all know that scraping is a physical therapy method for our daily health care. There are many parts of the body that can be scraped, such as the neck, back, breasts, arms, soles of the feet, etc. The massage method is to simply massage with hands or use scraping tools. Generally, people who go for scraping are during the day, and it is rare to see people doing it at night. So, is it possible to do scraping at night?

Benefits of Gua Sha

1. Promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Gua Sha can regulate the contraction and relaxation of muscles, regulate the pressure between tissues, and promote blood circulation around the scraped tissues. Increase tissue flow, thereby playing the role of "promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis" and "removing blood stasis and promoting new blood".

2. Back scraping therapy has a good effect on painful diseases, colds and fevers, sub-health conditions, disease prevention and health care, and mild organ dysfunction.

3. Relax muscles and unblock meridians. Scraping the back can eliminate painful lesions and muscle tension. If tense muscles are relaxed, pain and compression symptoms can be significantly reduced or disappear, and it is also beneficial to the repair of lesions.

4. Eliminate toxins. The scraping process (using scraping to make skin sha) can cause local tissue to become highly congested, and the blood vessels and nerves are stimulated to dilate the blood vessels, increase blood flow and lymph, strengthen phagocytosis and transport power, and accelerate the elimination of waste and toxins in the body, thereby purifying the blood, increasing the body's resistance, alleviating the disease and promoting recovery.

Disadvantages of Gua Sha

1. It is forbidden to use scraping therapy of traditional Chinese medicine on any area with boils, ulcers, sores, rashes and lumps of unknown cause on the body surface, otherwise it will lead to infection and spread of the wound. It is forbidden to use scraping therapy on the painful areas of acute sprains, trauma or fractures, because it will aggravate the bleeding at the wound.

2. Those with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver and kidney dysfunction, and general edema. Because Chinese medicine scraping therapy will cause subcutaneous congestion and promote blood circulation, which will increase the burden on the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys and aggravate the condition.

Can I do scraping at night?

You can do scraping at night.

There is no specific time limit for scraping. You can do it in the morning or evening. You just need to pay attention to the scraping environment. You cannot do it in a ventilated room when the temperature is low. It is easy to be infected by wind and cold because the body's capillaries are opened during scraping. If the wind blows at this time, it is easy for the wind and cold to invade. Therefore, when scraping at night, you must keep warm and avoid being blown by the wind, especially in summer. Do not scrape with the air conditioner on. Otherwise, not only will it fail to achieve the effect of curing diseases and health care, but it will be harmful to your health.

Where is the best place for scraping at night?

1. Feet

Before going to bed at night, wash your feet, apply a small amount of moisturizer, and scrape the soles of your feet with the straight edge of a scraping board until they are slightly warm. The feet are the junction of the yang meridians and the yin meridians. Scraping the feet can make the yin and yang meridians unblocked, which is beneficial to regulating the balance of yin and yang. In particular, use the corner of the scraping board to focus on scraping the Yongquan point on the sole of the foot. Yongquan point is the first point of the foot Shaoyin Kidney Meridian. Scraping this point can stimulate the water originating from the kidney meridian under the foot to flow out and irrigate the limbs of the body, thereby connecting the heart and kidney, nourishing yin and reducing fire.

2. Abdomen

Abdominal scraping can relieve symptoms of constipation and help with weight loss. When scraping the abdomen, you should lie on your back, with the navel as the core, and use the scraping board to scrape and massage in a clockwise direction. The force of the abdominal scraping should be even, not too strong, and should be enough to make the abdominal skin pale. Then use the angle kneading massage method to scrape the Tianshu point, Guanyuan point and Qihai point. The corner rubbing method actually means using the thick edge of the scraping board or the side of the thick edge as the fulcrum, focusing on the invalid acupoints, and applying continuous rotating circular movements to stimulate the rubbing of the tissue under the skin with moderate force.

3. Legs

Leg scraping can effectively improve the symptoms of leg edema and achieve a good leg slimming effect. First apply lubricating oil on your legs, sit on the bed or sofa, bend your legs naturally, let your calves be in the most natural and relaxed state, then use a scraping board from the knees to the heels, scraping for 20 minutes a day (or 100 times for each leg). In terms of technique, please lubricate well before massaging or brushing your legs. The thigh is from the thigh to the knee, and the calf is from the ankle to the knee. The thigh is mainly concentrated on the back and medial side, and occasionally the front. The calves are focused on the back and inner sides.

Conclusion: In life, there is actually no specific time limit for scraping. It can be done in the morning or evening. Therefore, scraping can be done at any time. The above is the editor’s introduction about scraping, as well as some things to pay attention to after scraping. You may want to take a look.