Gouache massage technique
Chinese massage Gouache is still poorly known in ourcountry. But every year it is gradually gaining popularity. In Chinese, it means "scratching everything bad." For the procedure, you must have a small plate, which affects certain areas of the face and body of a person. During the session, the masseur influences the reflective points on the patient's body. There are three types of this massage: medical, cosmetic and massage for prevention.
Gouache Technique
This kind of massage is pretty simple in performance, butat the same time very effective. For this reason, it is available for wide use by the doctors of our country. Massage gouache scraper can be carried out for the hands, face, back, legs and even the head. It is good for treating various diseases.
The method of Gouache includes three types of impact:
se-gua - the hands of the masseur move quickly, the fingers press the treated area quite strongly, the so-called "diffusion method" is used;
bu-gua - the brushes on the body move slowly, pressing on the area of influence is weak;
pin-bu pin-se-the masseur's hands move slowly, but with strong pressure.
Before the massage, the patient's body is treatedspecial oil. In the process, scrapers of different shapes are used, which are made of kidney stone or animal horns. The procedure lasts about 25 minutes. Immediately after its end, the effect is noticeable. The treated area can become very red, and it may also cause burning in this area. On the skin in the places of exposure, hemorrhages appear, so-called "sha" spots, on which one can determine the presence of a disease in the human body.
The removal of these spots leads to prevention andelimination of many diseases. The spots "sha" can have different shapes and be of different colors (from light purple to almost black). They are "waste" after the massage session, they contain a lot of lactic acid.
Despite the fact that the first impression of the speciesthese hemorrhages can be frightening, in fact, the process of massage is practically painless. Only occasionally, when the stage is started, pain can occur during the treatment of the treated area, which cease after the procedure. Thanks to Gouache, the processes of metabolism in skin integuments are accelerating, toxins are eliminated. Therefore, after it is carried out, it is necessary to cleanse the skin.
The area of massage use is extensive. He perfectly copes with such diseases as osteochondrosis, cholecystitis. The procedure has an analgesic effect, lowers blood pressure, increases the mobility of the joints, normalizes blood circulation and heart rhythm.
Gouache Massage: contraindications
This type of massage has its own contraindications:
allergy;
dermatitis;
psoriasis;
diseases of the skin of an infectious nature;
thrombocytopenia;
injuries to the skin in places of exposure;
feverish conditions;
any diseases during their exacerbation;
pregnancy;
cirrhosis of the liver;
hypertension.
In modern China, this procedure is verypopular, it is simply indispensable for the prevention of various ailments. It is believed that the regular conduct of the Gouache contributes to an increase in the duration and quality of life of people. And, most likely, it is, because the life expectancy of the Chinese people on average is more than 80 years.
