This book consists of three parts. Part A contains the essential theory of Guasha, including a brief introduction,an overview of commonly used tools, basic procedures,body parts and points, operational methods, and indications as well as precautions. Part B contains the practical applications of Guasha therapy in the treatment of common conditions and in health care in general. Finally the attached chapter provides a collection of typical case studies illustrating the use of Guasha therapy.

Part A Essential Theory of Guasha Therapy

 Chapter 1 Brief Introduction to Guasha Therapy

 Chapter 2 Common Tools of Guasha Therapy

 Section 1 Guasha tools

 Section 2 Guasha medium

 Chapter 3 Procedures for Guasha Therapy

 Section 1 Method for holding the Guasha board

 Section 2 Scope ofGuasha

 Section 3 Common Guasha methods

 Section 4 Special Guasha methods

 Chapter 4 Common Body Parts and Points Used in Guasha Therapy

 Section 1 Back

 Section 2 Head

 Section 3 Neck

 Section 4 Chest and abdomen

 Section 5 Four extremities

 Attached: Profile of cutaneous regions

 Chapter 5 Preparations Prior to Guasha Therapy

 Section 1 Principle of point selection

 Section 2 Method of point combination

 Section 3 Selection of body position

 Chapter 6 Operational Procedures of Guasha Therapy

 Section 1 Procedures prior to Guasha therapy

 Section 2 Procedures during Guasha therapy

 Section 3 Procedures after Guasha therapy

 Chapter 7 Indications for Guasha Therapy

 Chapter 8 Precautions for Guasha Therapy

Part B Guasha Therapy in Practice

 Chapter 9 Guasha Therapy for Jnternal Diseases

 Section 1 Sunstroke

 Section 2 Fever

 Section 3 Common cold

 Section 4 Cough

 Section 5 Asthma

 Section 6 Headache

 Section 7 Insomnia

 Section 8 Hypochondriac pain

 Section 9 Vomiting

 Section 10 Hiccups

 Section 11 Gastric pain

 Section 12 Constipation

 Section 13 Vertigo

 Section 14 ltypertension

 Section 15 Facial palsy

 Section 16 Trigemmal neuralgia

Chapter 10 Guasha Therapy for Traumatology and External Conditions

 Section 1 Stiff neck

 Section 2 Cervical spondylosis

 Section 3 Sprain or strain

 Section 4 Frozen shoulder

 Section 5 Lower back pain

 Section 6 Sciaticai

 Section 7 Tennis elbow

 Section 8 Sural spasm

Chapter 11 Guasha Therapy for Gynecological and Pediatric Conditions

 Section 1 Dyspepsia (food retention)

 Section 2 Whooping cough

 Section 3 Dysmenorrhea

 Section 4 Irregular menstruation

 Section 5 Lobula hyperplasia of the mammary gland ins

Chapter 12 Guasha Therapy for Eye, Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions

 Section 1 Conjunctivitis

 Section 2 Stye

 Section 3 Toothache

 Section 4 Sore throat

Chapter 13 guasha Therapy for Cosmetology and Health Care

 Section 1 Weight loss

 Section 2 I-lair loss

 Section 3 Acne

 Section 4 Guasha therapy for health preservation/133

Attached chapter Case Studies of Guasha Therapy

 Case report 1 Guasha therapy for insomnia

 Case report 2 Guasha therapy for gastric pai

 Case report 3 Guasha therapy for stiff neck

 Case report 4 Guasha therapy for constipation

 Case report 5 Guasha therapy for irregular menstruation

 Case report 6 Guasha therapy for infantile dyspepsia

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