Gua sha for neck pain: clinical trial shows benefit

A study of gua sha for neck pain, published in Pain Medicine in March 2011, reports the following results:   “Neck pain severity after 1 week improved significantly better in the Gua sha group compared with the control group (group difference -29.9 mm, 95% confidence interval: -43.3; -16.6 mm; P<0.001). Significant treatment effects were also found for pain at motion, […]