Can I do scraping on my arms?

Gua Sha is a relatively traditional natural therapy that is often used in daily life. It can relieve fatigue, promote blood circulation, and expel dampness and toxins from the body, and has a good therapeutic effect on physical health. The parts of the scraping will also be different. The most common one is the back scraping, some are the feet, neck, abdomen and other parts. The arms can also be scraped, but it depends on the situation. If there is muscle injury in the arm, it is best not to do it, so as not to affect recovery.

Arm scraping method

Inside of the arm: Scrape from top to bottom, start from the armpit, and gently scrape from the front edge to the back edge of the inside from top to bottom 10-20 times. However, the skin on the inside of the arm is thin and tender, so the scraping technique should be light, and the number of times should not be too many, and the time should not be too long.

Outside of the arm: The direction is from top to bottom. You can pause at the elbow joint, or scrape to the outer gate. When scraping, start from the fingertips and scrape from the front edge to the back edge of the outside gradually from bottom to top. The technique can be heavy. Note: When scraping the arm, use the long scraping method and try to scrape the distance as long as possible. When encountering joints, lift the board and do not use gravity to scrape. If there are unknown areas, infections, ulcers, etc. under the skin, avoid scraping.

Arm meridian locations

Heart Meridian: It is located on the inner side of the arm, and is the same as the Small Intestine Meridian. Start scraping the innermost line from the middle between the little finger and the ring finger from top to bottom. Small Intestine Meridian: It is located on the outer arm. When scraping, start from the little finger and scrape the outermost line from top to bottom.

Triple Burner Meridian: Located in the middle of the outer side of the arm. When scraping, remember to scrape from top to bottom. Lung meridian: It is the one that starts from the thumb and moves upward. When scraping it, pay attention to scrape it accordingly. After scraping the meridian on the outer arm, scrape the corresponding one on the inner arm.

What are the indications for arm scraping?

Regularly scraping and massaging the arms can unclog the fingers, backs of the hands, wrists, forearms, and elbows, and prevent and treat numbness, pain, contracture or weakness in the upper limbs, as well as muscle dysfunction, upper limb paralysis and other symptoms.

What does scraping the arm mean?

1. If the sha spots are dense red or purple, it means that the organs corresponding to the arm meridians have blood stasis and hypoxia.

2. If the sha spots are slight and accompanied by pain during scraping, it means that the corresponding organs are deficient in qi and blood and the degree is very mild.

3. If the sha spots are densely bluish purple, it means that the corresponding organs have qi and blood stasis for a long time, hypoxia and other sub-health symptoms, and will experience shortness of breath and susceptibility to illness when tired.

4. The sha spots are dark red or purple, and there is obvious pain in the scraped area, which means that the body is in a serious sub-healthy state and the corresponding organs may be in a diseased period.

Precautions for arm scraping

1. Scrape the area above the wrist more often. Scraping here can improve symptoms of constipation and stool retention. The lumps will become smaller, the intestines will be clean, and the skin will improve. 2. People with skin diseases such as skin ulcers should not do scraping, because scraping requires scraping the surface of the skin. If there are ulcers, they are prone to rupture and infection, which will aggravate the condition. 3. Gua Sha is not suitable for patients with heart failure, renal failure, ascites due to liver cirrhosis or severe edema of the whole body. Gua Sha may cause greater harm to the body for these people. 4. People with arm contusions should not undergo scraping.