Scraping on the back
Release time : 04/27/2025 09:30:01
Our living environment is being increasingly damaged by human activities, and food contamination is also worsening. Talking about food safety has become a cause for concern, as we are daily exposed to a multitude of "toxins" from the outside world, which accumulate in our bodies over time and pose serious health hazards.
Consequently, a plethora of detoxification and health-preserving programs have gradually caught people's attention, with common practices such as cupping therapy, moxibustion, and massage frequently being mentioned.
When it comes to acupressure, many people are familiar with the practice of back acupressure and face acupressure. Today, let's delve into the topic of back acupressure.
Back scrubbing is a traditional Chinese natural therapy rooted in the principle of "treating symptoms before addressing the root causes." It employs various manual techniques to stimulate the body's meridians and collaterals. Specially crafted scraping tools made from materials such as ox horn or jade are used to rub the skin in targeted areas. This process causes localized redness and congestion, often resulting in the appearance of red, grain-like spots or dark red petechiae, which are considered signs of "blood stasis." The therapy aims to unblock meridians, promote blood circulation, and regulate the body's overall balance.
Regularly performing Shaoyao can help regulate the meridians, relieve fatigue, and enhance immune function.
Back massaging has become a popular family health care activity due to its simplicity, convenience, affordability, and effectiveness.
The benefits of back moxibustion are numerous. Here's a list of some of the advantages: 1. Blood circulation and stasis resolution: Back moxibustion can regulate muscle contraction and relaxation, relieve tissue pressure, and promote blood circulation around the treated tissues. This leads to "activating blood circulation and dissolving stasis" and "regenerating new tissues."
2. Relaxing Muscles and Unblocking Pathways: Back Scrubbing can relax tense muscles, significantly alleviate or even eliminate pain and pressure symptoms, facilitating healing of the affected area.
3. Eliminate Toxins: Back Scrubbing can cause local tissues to become highly engorged, stimulate the blood vessels and nerves to expand, and thus expedite the removal of waste and toxins from the body. This results in blood purification and enhances resistance.
Is it only beneficial to scrape the back? Although the back is one of the commonly used areas for scraping, such as for common colds scraping the back and lumbar sides can be very effective.
However, it is important to note that one should not simply shave the back regularly.
The back is the main area for acupuncture because it has thicker skin and stronger tolerance to the treatment than other parts of the body.
Secondly, the spine is the main pathway of the Yang meridian in the back, known as the Du meridian.
Finally, the back of the spine is where the Foot-Sun Yangming meridian primarily travels.
Consequently, scraping the back has multiple benefits such as promoting Yang energy, relieving exterior coldness, warming the middle and stomach, warming the kidneys to consolidate essence, and balancing Yin and Yang.
However, frequent simple back scraping can have certain side effects.
If one persistently or frequently shaves the back, it can lead to the external discharge of Yang energy and the intensification of Yin energy, resulting in a state of imbalance between Yin and Yang within the human body. This can cause a decline in immunity and various pathological symptoms such as fatigue, abdominal distension, palpitations, chest tightness, and hypoglycemia.
Therefore, when performing acupuncture, it is not sufficient to only apply the needles to the back; it is advisable to also perform the procedure on other parts to achieve the ultimate goal of strengthening health.
Back Scrubbing is beneficial, but it must be done with caution. Here are the precautions to take: 1. Avoid exposure to wind and keep warm; when the temperature is low, minimize exposure; during hot summer months, do not scrub in areas exposed to electric fans or where there is a cross-current breeze.
Due to the opening of sweat pores during moxibustion, it may affect the therapeutic effects and may also lead to new diseases caused by exposure to cold.
2. After back massage, it is appropriate to drink some hot water: During the process of back massage, sweat will be produced, which consumes part of the body's fluids. After the back massage, drinking some warm water can replenish the consumed fluids and promote metabolism, accelerating the elimination of metabolic products.
3. Post-Back Painting Shower Time: After back pain painting treatment, you must wait for the skin pores to close and return to their original state before taking a shower. Generally, it takes about 3 hours.
4. It is not advisable to perform additional scraping on the same area after a back-scratching treatment: before the bruises from the previous session can disappear, one should not proceed with another session of back-scratching on the same spot.
The frequency of acupuncture should be 3-6 days apart, with the skin's reaction to it as the criterion for stopping.
5. Dietary Regulation After Back Massage: During the back massage period, one must maintain a light diet and adjust the nutritional intake of the spleen and stomach according to specific needs.
6. Back massage requires persistence; one session daily is recommended, and generally, three to seven days of consistent massage can significantly alleviate constipation symptoms.
After half a month to one month, you can feel your body become lighter and abdominal fat reduce.
The requirements for performing back-scratching at home. Back-scratching has entered the common household due to its simplicity and convenience, but this does not mean that it can be done without any requirements. When performing back-scratching at home, there are certain guidelines that must be followed.
Back Massage: It is advisable to perform shoulder-back massages while seated.
Firstly, locate the lesion by pressing to find the tender spot, which often corresponds to the primary site of the lesion.
During treatment, the application of plucking, pressing, and kneading scraping techniques to the pain points aims to alleviate spasms, reduce pain, dissolve adhesion, and improve shoulder joint function.
The method of scraping the shoulder and back must pay attention to the direction issue.
Many people think it's wrong to scrape from the top downwards, but that's actually incorrect.
Should be scraped inward from the outside towards the inside of the bone.
Otherwise, it will scrape against the bone, causing bruising, and you won't be able to lie down at night.
*This article contains medical information for reference purposes only.
In case of discomfort, it is recommended to seek medical attention immediately. The diagnosis and treatment should be based on the professional medical examination conducted in person.