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What is Gua Sha, or what are you doing with that soup spoon?

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While needling is the main “go to” strategy in my acupuncture treatments, I may also use other adjuncts techniques as well.  Today I am going to describe the benefits of gua sha. Gua sha, which literally means “scraping sand,” is the manual rubbing of the skin and muscles with a ceramic spoon (looks like a Chinese soup spoon, but “no… Read more »