This therapeutic approach is known as Gua sha which involves use of a stainless steel instrument to target scar tissue and adhesions found throughout the body. The tool is specially designed, shaped and sized to allow the practitioner to target these adhesions more directly to stimulate new oxygenated blood flow to the areas, thus promoting repair, healing and recovery to the underlying tissue and cells. Gua sha is sometimes referred to as “scraping”, “spooning”, “coining”, or in this case “gliding” as lubrication is placed on the skin first to allow the tool to glide smoothly across the skin to target underlying areas that are compromised. Areas that are compromised will show “bright red” dots indicating inflammation in the underlying tissue, tendons and cells due to adhesions, scar tissue and poor oxygenated tissue. In order to resolve these compromised tissue layers it is recommended to perform this technique three times weekly to deliver more oxygenated blood to the tissue layer for metabolic cell repair until those tissues feel have improved flexibility and no pain with movement.