What is it about?
Natural healings are mostly based on repeated observations and anecdotal information. Hypothetical model for healing does not always fit the modern understanding. Yet, the mechanisms underlying Gua Sha have not been empirically established. Contemporary scientific research can now explain some events of traditional therapies that were once a mystery. It is assumed that Gua Sha therapy can serve as a mechanical signal to enhance the immune surveillance function of the skin during the natural resolving of the petechiae, through which scraping may result in therapeutic benefits.
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Why is it important?
Gua sha is a traditional healing technique that aims to create petechiae on the skin for a believed therapeutic benefit. Natural healings are mostly based on repeated observations and anecdotal information.
Perspectives
The current review, without judging the past hypothetical model, attempts to interpret the experience of the ancient healings in terms of contemporary views and concepts.
Dr Eric Chun-Pu Chu
New York Medical Group
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This page is a summary of: Exploring scraping therapy: Contemporary views on an ancient healing – A review, Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, January 2021, Medknow,
DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_360_21.
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