Tagged “back”
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The lower back, and the sacrum below it
The lumbar columns take firm work; the sacrum and pelvic rim do not. Where the boundaries sit, why reach is the problem, and the pain that needs a doctor.
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Gua sha on the back and legs
Large areas need different handling: longer strokes, more oil, and a much clearer sense of where bone sits close under the skin.
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Doing it yourself, or having it done
What you can reach properly, what you cannot, and the rules that change when the stone is in someone else's hand. Including who not to work on.
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Where bone sits close under the skin
A whole-body map of the places a gua sha stone should not go, why they hurt, and how to find each one with your fingers before you start.
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Stroke direction and covering ground
Which way to stroke, where a stroke should start and stop, and how to work an area in lanes instead of hammering one favourite spot.