Gua Sha is an East Asian healing technique that has been researched and shown to be effective for many types of pain syndromes. Gua means to rub and Sha refers to small reddish petechiae that arise as part of the therapy. This Sha or petechiae will last for 2-4 days. The interesting thing about Gua Sha is that when performed, over time the darkness of the sha lessens and eventually goes away as the underlying tissue heals.
Check out this study showing the dramatic effects of Gua Sha for pain - Gua Sha Study
Also, for more information on Gua Sha this website is very informative - www.guasha.com
For those of you that spend hours in front of a computer and have a habitually tight neck and shoulders, monthly acupuncture treatments with Gua Sha can be very beneficial to ease that strain.
~Jason Henson, MAOM, L.Ac.
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Here is also good place for the gua sha stuff,you can find a lot of material about gua sha here.. http://www.guashashop.com
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