Gua sha, or scraping therapy, is a pseudoscientific practice in traditional Chinese medicine in which an object is used to scrape the skin for purported wide ranging therapeutic benefits, and it has been used for centuries across East and Southeast Asia. The practice is known by various names in English, such as spooning and coining, and in French as tribo effleurage, or friction stroking. While it is widely practiced for pain relief, relaxation, and treating symptoms like colds or fatigue, gua sha can cause adverse effects ranging from mild skin irritation to rare but severe complications.
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Gua sha is a technique of traditional Chinese medicine.
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Gua sha or scraping therapy is a pseudoscientific practice in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in which an object is used to scrape the skin, for purported wide-ranging therapeutic benefits. Gua sha has been used for centuries across East and Southeast Asia.
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