A survey on the prevalence and utilization characteristics of gua sha in the Hong Kong community

Lam, Candy; Tse, Sonny H M; Chan, Suk-Tak; Tam, Jacky K.K.; Yuen, Jean Tak Alice Loke

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2014.12.002

Cited by 14 publications

(10 citation statements)

References 22 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…A melhora sintomática foi mantida no período de observação do estudo de curta duração (Nielsen, 2009). Lam et al (2015) realizou uma pesquisa com base na comunidade para descrever as variáveis demográficas, de experiência e de utilização entre os usuários de gua sha que vivem em Hong Kong. Um total de 3209 entrevistados adultos foram pesquisados usando um pequeno questionário chinês, constatando desse modo que, o Gua sha teve uma prevalência de um ano de 22,7% e quatro semanas de prevalência de 6,6%.…”

Section: Discussionunclassified

Inserção Do Fisioterapeuta Em Equipe Multiprofissional De Residência, Atuando Nos Serviços De Urgência E Emergência: Relato De Experiência

Holstein¹,

Castro²

2019

A Função Multiprofissional Da Fisioterapia 2

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Todo o conteúdo deste livro está licenciado sob uma Licença de Atribuição Creative Commons. Atribuição 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0).O conteúdo dos artigos e seus dados em sua forma, correção e confiabilidade são de responsabilidade exclusiva dos autores. Permitido o download da obra e o compartilhamento desde que sejam atribuídos créditos aos autores, mas sem a possibilidade de alterá-la de nenhuma forma ou utilizá-la para fins comerciais.

show abstract

Section: Discussionunclassified

Inserção Do Fisioterapeuta Em Equipe Multiprofissional De Residência, Atuando Nos Serviços De Urgência E Emergência: Relato De Experiência

Holstein¹,

Castro²

2019

A Função Multiprofissional Da Fisioterapia 2

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…A maioria da população estudada acreditava que o gua sha é benéfico para a saúde, praticado de forma não regular, empregado principalmente no tratamento de doenças, tanto para homens quanto para mulheres, as duas principais doenças comuns a serem tratadas foram os problemas respiratórios e de dor, que representam 74% de todos os usuários (LAM et al, 2015).…”

Section: Discussionunclassified

“…Outras doenças incluíram nervosismo, insolação, febre, infecção, tontura, diarréia e vômitos, edema e constipação. As características de utilização relatadas pelos usuários foram geralmente alinhadas com o conhecimento científico atual, em particular os procedimentos de tratamento e resposta (LAM et al, 2015).…”

Section: Discussionunclassified

Eficácia Da Drenagem Linfática Manual No Pós-Operatório De Abdominoplastia: Sob a Percepção De Pacientes Na Qualidade Da Recuparação

Pontes¹,

Andrade²,

Silva³

et al. 2019

A Função Multiprofissional Da Fisioterapia 2

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…(3) The diseases that may be treated in the Chinese sphere is wide, highlighting the rheumatism, the headaches, chronic fatigue, back and cervical region pains, sciatic, digesting problems, asthma, metabolic disorders, breast angina, hypertension, immunological system deficiencies, according to Hong Kong's population that uses it. (4) In the literature, it is possible to find researches about treatments of neck pains, low back pains, headaches, increase of blood circulation in the treated area, improvement in mother's breastfeeding by the better breast engorgement, better hormonal control in hyperthyroidism, showing always the best results in comparison to other control groups.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effects of the Gua Sha technique (western view) on the flexibility of the posterior chain: series of cases

Barbalho¹,

Moraes²

2020

mtprehabjournal

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Introduction:The Gua Sha technique is a method from the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), having its origins in the prehistory, where they had the habit of rubbing their bodies to relieve symptoms of pain. The term "gua" means to scrape, brush, scratch and the term "Sha" has a more complex meaning such as sand or dirt. In China, this technique was and still is very used by the peasants. Gua Sha's great effects exist by its simultaneous action on the skin, in the connective tissues, in the lymphatic system, in the muscles, blood vessels and the internal organs. Objectives: To verify the Gua Sha technique's (western view) use in the flexibility recovering of sedentary men. Methods: This study had as sample three men with average of 28,66± years, height of 176cm+=9,29, weight of 100,3kgs±15,05. At first, the study was conducted through the patient's anamnesis, besides the checking if the patients didn't have any limitation to perform the evaluation tests. Then, the individuals were submitted to the gua sha technique's treatment in all their posterior chain, only in one session. Results: After the treatment session using the Gua Sha, the patient's improvement was notorious. Analyzing the data that shows one gain in about 33 0 of the lumbar back's amplitude evaluated by the goniometry and flexibility, through the fingertip-to-floor test, in a short treatment time. In the fingertip-to-floor test, the patients were classified with reduced flexibility, because they stayed more than 10 cm away from the ground, after the technique's use all patients were classified as having regular flexibility, since they touched the third finger on the floor. Discussion: The Gua Sha technique is very used in the eastern culture for muscular and breathing pains, so this article demonstrates one more accomplishment of the technique, the flexibility gain with satisfactory results, an important factor was the use of only one series obtaining these results, becoming one more technique to add to a combined treatment, aiming the patient's improvement. Conclusion: This way we conclude that the Gua Sha technique is an excellent tool for the myofascial induction, for the gain of muscular mobility and flexibility of the posterior chain in a short period of treatment time.

show abstract

A survey on the prevalence and utilization characteristics of gua sha in the Hong Kong community

Cited by 14 publications

References 22 publications

Inserção Do Fisioterapeuta Em Equipe Multiprofissional De Residência, Atuando Nos Serviços De Urgência E Emergência: Relato De Experiência

Inserção Do Fisioterapeuta Em Equipe Multiprofissional De Residência, Atuando Nos Serviços De Urgência E Emergência: Relato De Experiência

Eficácia Da Drenagem Linfática Manual No Pós-Operatório De Abdominoplastia: Sob a Percepção De Pacientes Na Qualidade Da Recuparação

The effects of the Gua Sha technique (western view) on the flexibility of the posterior chain: series of cases

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About