Gua Sha explained

Gua Sha. If you're like me you may have thought that was a foreign language up to about 5 minutes ago.  In actuality, Gua Sha is a traditional Chinese medical treatment in which the skin is scraped to produce light bruising.

My Gua Sha massage went fantastic!  Benjamin Dominguez from Precision Wellness in Lubbock performed the massage using smooth edged tools to repeatedly stroke the skin.  Notice the "bruising" of the skin.  This is not actually bruising.  It represents blood cells that have been pressed outside of the capillaries (Tiny blood vessels).  As the skin is being stroked, the body begins the process of reabsorbing these blood cells immediately.  The reabsorption process leads to several benefits.  Such as: Increase in local blood circulation, anti inflammation, immune stimulation, and pain relief.

In the past 10 years, there have been hundreds of studies.  Of the most recent, there were 40 patients suffering from chronic neck and lower back pain divided into two groups.  One received Gua Sha treatment while the other did not.  Results showed that those who received treatment experienced a significant pain reduction and improved health condition overall.  

Immediately after my Gua Sha massage I had increased mobility in my shoulder girdle and also increased flexibility in my lower back.  i would 100% recommend individuals get the Gua Sha massage to experience some awesome benefits! I recommend precision Wellness in Lubbock, Texas!