it is my naked back after Gua Sa, Pa Guan & Zhen Jiu
anyone who loves pain should go try "pa guan" - loosely translated as "pulling tin"
i must say that it is very painful while at it. of course if you are fleshier, aka fatter, it is less painful as your fats will cushion the pulling pain.
the massue heats up empty glass cups to create a sharp vacume of oxygen. in a swift action she plants the cups onto your skin. the cups will stick to your flesh like a fish with humungus mouth sucking onto your flesh. 10 cups at a go can give you such pain, you would wonder if you are a saddist to do this. they should include this adventure in fear factor TCM. 10 mins is enough to kill the faint hearted.
caution: you probably cant go sun bathing in your bikini for 2 weeks, unless you dont mind scaring others with a purple psycadelic back!
my first acupuncture adventure was ...... O K but i must admit it is quite scary.
at places where you have any injury,, the pain is very subtle, mild and faint that you dont think its much of a challenge. but the kind of pain is wow,,, aching. like pain echoing lightly but deeply... like droplets into a well.
i was fascinated that the sin seh (chinese physician) was only able to crack the veins on my lower back only after needling me. prior to that, she tried severl times but could not crack-twist my tight back. just one session, voola! crooc, crook, crooc! wow, the cracking sound was music to my ears!
