Gua sha is a traditional Chinese medicine therapy that scraps a specific shaped tool on the surface of the skin to promote blood circulation, relieve muscle tension, and remove dampness and toxins from the body. Gua sha can help improve your health and is widely used in Chinese health care and therapy. So, do you know different gua sha shapes and uses?
The importance of different gua sha shapes
Different shapes of gua sha tools will produce different effects during the scraping process, such as better adapting to the curves of different body parts and more effectively stimulating meridian points. Therefore, understanding and choosing the right shape of gua sha is important for improving the efficacy of gua sha and soothing physical discomfort.
Common gua sha shapes
1. Rectangular gua sha board
Shape characteristics: A rectangular gua sha board usually has a flat edge, suitable for larger flat parts such as the back, thighs, and so on. Its edges can provide different angles of scraping effect, suitable for different degrees of scraping strength.
Usage and effect: When using a rectangular gua sha board, you can scrape on the surface of the skin that has been coated with gua sha oil, and scrape at a certain strength and angle, which helps to promote blood circulation, relieve muscle tension, and achieve the effect of soothing fatigue and improving physical condition.
2. Fish-shaped gua sha board
Shape characteristics: Fish-shaped gua sha board usually presents a streamlined design, the two ends may have different curves, suitable for use on curved parts such as the neck and arms. Its design can better fit the body curves and provide a finer scraping effect.
Usage and effect: When using the fish-shaped gua sha board, you can gently scrape on the curved parts that need to be scraped to promote local blood circulation and relieve muscle tension, which helps to improve local discomfort and soothe the feeling of fatigue.
3. Angle-shaped gua sha board
Shape characteristics: Angle-shaped gua sha board usually has sharp edges or angles, suitable for localized areas that are harder to reach or require concentrated scraping, such as around joints, waist, etc. Its sharp design allows for more precise scraping of specific areas, providing localized stimulation and soothing effects.
Usage and effect: When using the angular-shaped gua sha board, can be used to make fine scraping in the local area that needs to be scraped to promote local blood circulation and relieve local muscle tension, which helps to improve joint flexibility and local discomfort.
Applicable scenes of different gua sha shapes
1. Acting on different parts
Different shapes of gua sha boards are suitable for different parts of the body, as the curves and characteristics of different parts of the body are different, choosing the right shape of gua sha can better bring out the effect of gua sha. For example
- Rectangular gua sha board is suitable for larger flat parts
- Fish-shaped gua sha board suitable for curved parts
- Angular-shaped gua sha board is suitable for local hard-to-reach parts or parts that need fine scraping.
Therefore, when carrying out gua sha, according to the different parts of the need to choose the appropriate shape of gua sha can improve the effect and comfort of gua sha.
2. Choose the right shape according to your needs
Every person has different physical conditions and needs, so individual circumstances should be considered when choosing a gua sha shape. For example
- If you need to scrape on a large area, you can choose a rectangular gua sha board;
- If you need to scrape on a curved area, you can choose a fish-shaped gua sha board;
- If you need to scrape or stimulate local acupuncture points, you can choose an angular-shaped gua sha board.
In addition, the individual’s gua sha experience and preference should be taken into account to ensure that the shape chosen for gua sha can achieve the best results.
Conclusion
Understanding the characteristics and applicability of different gua sha shapes can help in choosing the right gua sha tool for you. Choosing the right gua sha shape according to your needs and body parts will help improve the effectiveness and comfort of gua sha. Do you want to try the change?
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