Gua Sha Treatment
1. Origins & Meaning Gua Sha (刮痧; pronounced gwah-sha)—literally “scraping sha”—is a traditional East Asian healing practice. Its roots trace back to ancient China, with evidence of scraping techniques as early as the Paleolithic era and formal codification during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) (Wikipedia, n.d.; American Institute of Alternative Medicine [AIAM], 2018). In Traditional Chinese…