Module 6: Evidence for Gua Sha: a Literature Review
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Module 6: Evidence for Gua Sha: a Literature Review | immediately after purchase | for 2 years |
We have reviewed the science of Gua sha and gained at least a partial knowledge of how Gua sha works! This lecture provides the evidence through a literature review from the Chinese language database (over 500 citations) and English language database as to how Gua sha is studied but also qualitatively to reflect on how Gua sha is situated clinically both in China and the West, so far.
- Parameter of literature review: conditions treated
- Keywords, search sources East and West and time frame
- Chinese language database
- Background of Chinese language database
- 1984-2004
- 2004-2011
- Gua sha (600 articles)
- Gua sha used alone
- Gua sha in combination with other therapies
- Tables of conditions, combinations
- Tables of trials, controlled and comparative
- Background of Chinese language database
- Western language database
- Western literature cases
- Western literature pilot trials
- Western literature randomized controlled trials
- Review: Gua sha’s anti-inflammatory and immune protective effect in clinical applications
- Anti-viral activity of HO-1 in hepatitis and viral influenza (studies)
- Immune protection for internal organ disease states
- Relevance in context to Gua sha historical uses
- Future research
- Resources, Review, Question and Answers, Program Worksheet and Quiz