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Gua Sha

A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice

Gua Sha( )
Author: Nielsen, Arya
ISBN:978-0-7020-3108-3
Publication Date:Dec 2012
Publisher:Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:Churchill Livingstone
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $90.95
Book Description:

'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...
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Book Details
Pages:174
Detailed Subjects: Medical / Indigenous Health & Healing
Medical / Acupuncture
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):10.875 x 8.625 Inches



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