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Gua Sha Research
Though there is not a lot of research directly related to Gua Sha, as the contemporary versions become more popular, we are seeing more and more articles investigating Gua Sha.
Following is a list of resources to support the effects of Gua Sha:
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Yang M, Zhang H, Yue R, Shi Q, Bian Y. Gua Sha attenuates thermal hyperalgesia and decreases proinflammatory cytokine expression in serum in rats with lumbar disc herniation induced by autologous nucleus pulposus. J Trad Chin Med. 2018;38:698–704. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
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