How much do you know about the benefits of shoulder and neck scraping?

Scraping is a very popular health-preserving method nowadays, and scraping different parts of the body can have different effects. So what are the specific benefits of scraping the neck?

Unblock the tendons

Nowadays, more and more people are suffering from cervical spondylosis, periarthritis of the shoulder, and low back pain, because these muscles are often in a state of tension and contraction. Gua Sha can relax the muscles and eliminate the painful lesions; it can relieve muscle tension, significantly reduce the pain symptoms, and also help the recovery of the lesions.

Boosts metabolism

Now our human body is constantly metabolizing every day, and many toxins are deposited in the pores under our skin. Gua Sha can allow the waste left in the body during these metabolisms to be excreted, make the blood flow more smoothly, and restore natural metabolic vitality.

Benefits of scraping on different parts of the body

Different parts of the body have different benefits of scraping

1. Scrape around the eyes to improve eyesight

Using scraping instead of finger massage can stimulate the acupoints more effectively. First, use a scraping comb to press the Jingming point, and then use the Jingming point as the starting point and the outer corner of the eye as the end point, and scrape from both the upper and lower eye sockets. It can improve the circulation of qi and blood in the meridians around the eyes and relieve visual fatigue and dryness.

2. Shave your head to refresh your mind

The head is where the body's yang meridians converge. After getting up in the morning, scraping your head with a scraping comb can invigorate the yang energy and make you feel refreshed. The method is to use the Baihui point on the top of the head as the center and scrape radially around until the scalp feels hot. If there is a painful spot, scrape it repeatedly 5 to 10 times.

3. Scrape the soles of your feet to relieve insomnia

People with insomnia can scrape the soles of their feet before going to bed at night to help promote sleep and relieve headaches. The method is to first scrape the entire sole of the foot from the sole to the heel, and then use the scraping board with one angle to scrape the Yongquan point in the center of the foot after it is warm.

4. Scrape the sternum to expand the chest and regulate qi

Many people will experience chest tightness and shortness of breath when they are in a bad mood or very tired. At this time, we can use the single corner of the scraping comb to slowly scrape the lower sternum from top to bottom. At this position, there is the Qihui Tanzhong point, one of the eight meeting points. Stimulating this point has the effect of expanding the chest and regulating qi. In addition, people who hiccup easily can also scrape this area frequently.