Correct scraping method can improve the curative effect of scraping and shorten the healing time. The seven scraping methods introduced in this paper not only aim at the characteristics of scraping, but also draw lessons from some techniques of acupuncture and massage, which are suitable for the anatomical characteristics of various parts of the body and the needs of diseases and syndromes. Clinical symptoms can be comprehensively applied according to the location and symptoms, master the essentials of scraping and understand the reaction after scraping.

First, the method of holding the board

Hold the scraper by hand, with the bottom edge of the scraper placed horizontally on the palm, and the thumb and other four fingers bent on both sides of the scraper respectively.

Second, the scraping method

1, surface scraping method

Use a hand-held scraper. When scraping, the blade of scraper 1 touches the skin. The scraper is inclined to the scraping direction by 30 ~ 60 degrees, and is used most at the angle of 45 degrees. It is scraped many times in the same direction with wrist force, which has a certain scraping length. This manipulation is suitable for meridians and acupoints in relatively flat parts of the body.

2. Angle scraping method

Scrape the corner of the scraper on the acupoint from top to bottom, and the scraping surface is inclined at 45 degrees with the scraped skin. This scraping method is mostly used for Shoulder True Point, Chest Zhongfu Point and Yunmen Point.

3. Click method

The angle of the scraper is perpendicular to the acupoint at 90 degrees, from light to heavy, gradually exert force, and then suddenly lift it after a while, so that the muscles can recover, repeated many times, and the technique is coherent. This manipulation is suitable for boneless soft tissues and depressed parts of bones, such as Renzhong Point and Knee Eye Point.

4. Beating method

Tap the acupoints on the body surface with the plane at one end of the scraper. Clapping is mostly performed in the limbs, especially in the temporal fossa and knee fossa. When slapping, you must first apply scraping lubricant to the slapping part. Paipai can treat limb pain, numbness and heart and lung diseases.

5. Teaching kneading method

Press one corner of the scraper on the acupoint at an angle of 20 degrees and rotate it gently. The angular plane of the scraper never leaves the skin it touches, so the speed is slow. Friction should go deep into subcutaneous tissue or muscle. It is often used to treat pain points in acupoints with strong effects on viscera, such as holographic acupoints of Hegu, Zusanli, Neiguan, neck, back and waist.

6. Scraping method

The corner of the scraper is perpendicular to the acupoint area at a 90-degree angle, and the scraper never leaves the skin. A certain pressure is applied at a short distance (about 1 inch long) and rubbed back and forth or left and right. This technique is suitable for holographic acupoints on the head.

7. Shuzheng Meridian Method

According to the direction of the meridian, scrape along the meridian with a scraper from bottom to top or from top to bottom, with gentle and even force, smooth and gentle, and continuously. A scraping surface should be long, generally scraping from elbow joint and knee joint to toe. It is often used to regulate meridians as a whole, relax muscles and eliminate fatigue after scraping.

In the course of treatment, several scraping methods can be flexibly selected or combined according to the condition and scraping site.