Sha cave (Chinese: ?? ) is a traditional Chinese medical treatment where the skin is scratched to produce light petechia. Practitioners believe that cave sha releases unhealthy body material from blood stasis in the area of ​​painful, tired, stiff or injured muscle to stimulate oxygenated new blood flow to the area, thus improving cellular repair, regeneration, healing, and recovery of metabolic cells.. Sha cave is sometimes referred to as "friction", "spooning" or "coining" by English speakers, it has also been given a descriptive French name, tribo-effleurage .
Cave sha should not be confused with ZhenBian (Mandarin: ?? ) similar but different ().
Cave sha moved to Vietnam from China as c? o giÃÆ'³ , and is very popular in Vietnam. This term translates roughly "scrape the wind", as in Vietnamese culture "catching a fever" or a fever often referred to as trÃÆ'ºng giÃÆ'³ , "to catch the wind". The origin of this term is Shang Han Lun, a c. 220 CE Chinese Medical Text on cold induced disease - like most Asian countries Chinese medical science is a major influence in Vietnam, especially between the 5th and 7th centuries CE. C? o GiÃÆ'³ is a very common medicine in Vietnam and for Vietnamese expatriates.
It is also used in Indonesia, and in Java it is known as
Video Gua sha
Technique
The sha cave involves repeated repeated emphasis on skin lubricated with fine-edged and blunt instruments. The skin is usually lubricated with massage oil or balsam, and usually Chinese ceramic spoon soup is used, or dull worn coins, even sharpening animal bones, water buffalo horns, or jade, or even simple metal caps with rounded blunt edges are used.
In cases of fatigue due to grunt work, a piece of ginger soaked in rice wine is sometimes used to rub the spine from top to bottom.
The fine edges are placed on the surface of oily skin, pressed firmly, and then move down the muscle - hence the term tribo-effleurage (ie, friction-stroke) - or along the meridian acupuncture pathway, along the skin surface , with each stroke about 4-6Ã, inches.
Practitioners tend to follow the tradition taught to get sha : usually use sha cave or fire cupping. These techniques are sometimes used together. In China, they are widely available from national and general hospitals to private massage shops, due to the local community's deep belief in TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) and reasonable prices, they are very popular.
Maps Gua sha
Cross-cultural confusion with physical violence
A slightly different form of sha cave uses coin edges rather than porcelain items practiced as a folk medicine technique. Individuals practice this "coining" among their own family members in many Asian countries, such as in Vietnam (where coin friction, or "coining" is known as " c? O giÃÆ'³ ", 'friction for wind '), or in Cambodia, as well as in their emigrant communities abroad. Health care practitioners in hospitals in Orange County, California, routinely see coining evidence among hospitalized Vietnamese patients.
In 1980, it was found that many Vietnamese still do not trust US medical practitioners partly for fear of being accused of child abuse.
"This practice has been misidentified as child abuse in case reports," despite intentions from parents. However, physicians are required by law to report recovery injuries such as "coining" to appropriate agents (eg, state child protection or state protective services), regardless of intent.
Lack of evidence-based practices and security issues
The effectiveness of sha cave is not supported by conclusive research, studies have compared it to acupuncture & amp; False experiments, but these have poor quality and further study is needed. Several studies have found that sha cave has a beneficial short-term beneficial effect in patients with stiff muscles and chronic muscular pain, but further studies are needed.
The proper use of security standards and protocols is taught in acupuncture schools across the country. However, there are reports of cases of acute epiglotitis due to the treatment of sha cave in the neck for sore throat. Continuously applied pressure from the sha cave can damage the underlying soft tissues, resulting in acute swelling and difficulty in breathing. In addition, the use of cave-sha with other CAMs was associated with a lower quality of life in patients with rhinitis.
The use of sterilizing hospital standards and personal protective equipment is important to prevent contamination of infectious pathogens. Although no cases of blood-borne pathogens have been reported, the risk of transmission of blood and fluid cells can not be excluded. Recommended protective measures against infectious agents include single use of disposable devices, sterilization of reused equipment and use of gloves. The lubricant should be poured into the cup and should be removed whenever it is used. Devices that can not be sterilized adequately such as horns and bones are not recommended.
In popular culture
Film 2001 The Cave of Sha Treatment (Chinese: ?? ; pinyin: gu? sh ) created in Hong Kong showing sha cave among others. The film stars Tony Leung Ka-Fai, Jiang Wenli, and Zhu Xu. It can also be seen in the Vietnamese film 1995 Cyclo .
See also
- Acupuncture
- Graston Engineering
- Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Tui na
- Strigil
Note
References
- Huard, P. & amp; Wong, M. (Smith, D.N. trans.), Oriental Method for Mental and Physical Fitness: Complete Book of Meditation, Kinesitherapy, and Martial Arts in China, India, and Japan , Funk & amp; Wagnalls, (New York), 1977. ISBNÃ, 0-308-10271-1
- Nielsen, A., Sha Cave: Traditional Techniques for Modern Exercise , Churchill Livingstone, (Edinburgh/New York), 1995. ISBNÃ, 0-443-05181-X
- Nielsen, A., "The Step-by-Step Sha Grace: A Visual Guide to Traditional Techniques for Modern Medicine" (video teaching) Verlag fuer Ganzheitliche Medizin, Koetzing, Germany. 2002. ISBN 3-927344-63-X
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Yeatman, GW; Dang, VV (1980). "Cao gio (coin rub): Vietnam's attitude toward health care". JAMA . 244 : 2748-2749. doi: 10.1001/jama.244.24.2748.
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