www.Ups tatePhys i c i ansSC . com | www.Hea l thL i nksUps tate. com | 61 Another trend among holistic care gurus is gua sha. With records dating all the way back to the Ming Dynasty – 1368 to 1644 – the therapy has been widely used in traditional Chinese medicine, according to Yin Yin for China Daily. Gua sha, meaning to “scrape away illness,” involves the use of a tool – today often made of jade, rose quartz or other stones – to repeatedly scrape and rub areas of the body to increase blood circulation. The ancient therapeutic technique has been used for centuries to treat ailments such as fevers and body aches. On TikTok, the primary benefits reported are for gua sha massages of the face – for tension relief and reduced puffiness and inflammation. Users also report success in reducing the incidence of headaches and migraines. When using gua sha on the face, the scraping and rubbing should be gentler and done with less pressure than would be applied on other areas of the body. Gua sha is traditionally done along with acupuncture and other modalities of traditional Chinese medicine, so perhaps those will be trending next as the TikTok community continues to discover and share its health and wellness journeys. UpstatePhysiciansSC.com FOR QUALITY HEALTH PROVIDERS AND UNBIASED ANSWERS TO YOUR HEALTH QUESTIONS VISIT UpstatePhysiciansSC
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