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Author: Arya Nielsen
A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice
‘Sometimes called coining, spooning or scraping, Gua sha is defined as instrument-assisted
unidirectional press-stroking of a lubricated area of the body surface that intentionally creates
‘transitory therapeutic petechiae’ representing extravasation of blood in the subcutis.’
Gua sha has been used for centuries in Asia, in Asian immigrant communities and by
acupuncturists and practitioners of traditional East Asian medicine worldwide. With the
expansion of traditional East Asian medicine, Gua sha has been used over broad geographic
areas and by millions of people. It is valuable in the treatment of pain and for functional
problems with impaired movement, the prevention and treatment of acute infectious illness,
upper respiratory and digestive problems, and many acute or chronic disorders. Research has
demonstrated Gua sha radically increases surface microperfusion that stimulates immune and
anti-inflammatory responses that persist for days after treatment.
The second edition expands on the history of Gua sha and similar techniques used in early
Western Medicine, detailing traditional theory, purpose and application and illuminated by
science that focuses its relevance to modern clinical practice as well as scholarly inquiry.
This book brings the technique alive for practitioners, with clear discussion of how to do it –
including correct technique, appropriate application, individualization of treatment – and when
to use it, with over 50 case examples, and superb color photographs and line drawings that
demonstrate the technique.
NEW TO THIS EDITION
• New chapter on immediate and significant Tongue changes as a direct result of Gua sha
• Research and biomechanisms
• Literature review from Chinese language as well as English language medical journal database
• New case studies
• Over 30 color photographs
New chapter on immediate and significant Tongue changes as a direct result of Gua sha
Research and biomechanisms
Literature review from Chinese language as well as English language medical journal database
New case studies
Fully updated and revised throughout
Over 30 colour photographs
Gua Sha A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice 2nd Table of contents:
Chapter 1: Gua Sha and the History of Traditional Medicine, West and East
- Counteraction Medicine: The Crisis is the Cure
- The Silk Road
- Hippocrates, Galen, and Ch’i Po: Humoral Medicine
- Bloodletting as a Restorative Treatment and the Origin of Acupuncture
- Theory of Counteraction
- Frictioning
- Gua Sha as a Classical Practice: The Lineage of Dr. James Tin Yau So
Chapter 2: Evidence for Gua Sha: A Review of Chinese and Western Literature
- Context
- English Database (1975–2007): Biased Terms and Unrelated Complications
- Chinese-Language Database (1984–2011)
- Summary: The Significance of a Collective Literature Review
Chapter 3: Physiology of Gua Sha: Western Biomodels and East Asian Functional Perspective
- Introduction: How Does Touch or Treatment at the Body Surface Affect the Body Interior?
- Anatomy of Qi
- The Fascial Connection: Connective Tissue in Western Anatomy and the Ancient Channel System
- Gua Sha Physiology
- Summary
Chapter 4: San Jiao
- Etymology of the Characters ‘San Jiao’
- San Jiao and Li: Lining, Pores, Pivot, No Form, Form
- The San Jiao Regulates Water Passageways
- Gao Huang, Huang Mo, Mo Yuan: Internal Network of Bags
- The Shao Yang Belongs to the Kidneys
- Psychospiritual Implications: Inside–Outside
- Summary
Chapter 5: Sha Syndrome and Gua Sha, Cao Gio, Coining, Scraping
- Gua Sha, Cao Gio, Kerik, Khoud Lam, Ga Sal, Coining, Scraping
- Sha Syndrome
- Gua Sha Terms of Action
- Gua Sha as Scraping, Coining, Spooning
- Introducing Gua Sha to Your Patient: Terms
Chapter 6: Application of Gua Sha
- When to Check for Sha
- How to Check for Sha: Pressing Palpation
- Where to Check for Sha
- Risk in Ignoring Sha
- Contraindications for Gua Sha
- Safety
- Treating Infants and Children
- Tools for Gua Sha: Round, Smooth-Edged Instrument and Lubricant
- Preparation: Morphology and Palpation
- How to Apply Gua Sha
- What to Tell the Patient Before, During, and After Gua Sha
- Completing Treatment
- Color, Appearance, and Resolution of Sha
- Relief
- Treating Specific Areas:
- Upper Back, Neck, Shoulders, and Head
- Middle Body
- Lower Back
- Hips
- Ischium
- Coccyx
- Special Sites: Ribs, Chest, Scapula, and Lateral Body
- Extremities
- Other Application Considerations
- Review of Rules
Chapter 7: Immediate and Significant Tongue Changes as a Direct Result of Gua Sha
- Discovery in an Ancient Practice
- Signs of Stasis on the Tongue and Body Surface
- Gua Sha and Tongue Flesh Color
- Changes in Tongue Shape: Gua Sha Moves Qi, Blood, and Fluids
- Changes in Tongue Coat
- Summary of Tongue Changes and Their Significance
- Tongue Changes and Indications for Herbal Medicine
Chapter 8: Classical Treatment of Specific Disorders: Location, Quality, Mutability, and Association
- Classical ‘Diagnosis’: Location, Quality, Mutability, and Association
- How to Use These Treatment Tables:
- Upper Jiao Disorders (Table 8.1)
- Middle Jiao Disorders (Table 8.2)
- Lower Jiao Disorders (Table 8.3)
Chapter 9: Cases
- Introduction
- Case Studies:
- Headache, Esophagitis, Neck and Shoulder Pain, Cervical Disc Degeneration
- Cluster Headaches, Post-Trauma
- Cluster Headache with Allergic Rhinitis ‘Wind Exposure’
- Headache, Chronic Sinusitis, Food Allergies
- Neck and Shoulder Tension Pain: Shi Excess Condition
- Neck and Shoulder Tension Pain: Xu Deficiency Condition
- Chronic Earache, Draining, and Loss of Hearing
- Pediatric Bronchitis, Croup
- Pediatric Reactive Airway, Wheeze
- Acute Asthma
- Emphysema
- Chronic Obstructive Airway Disease (COPD)
- Sarcoidosis
- Hyperthyroidism
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