Gua sha (2nd ed.)

'Sometimes called coining, spooning or scraping, Gua sha is defined as instrument-assistedunidirectional 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 byacupuncturists and practitioners of traditional East Asian medicine worldwide. With theexpansion of traditional East Asian medicine, Gua sha ha