Acupuncture points that can be scraped with gua sha for the treatment of thyroid disorders include the Qu Chi point, the Elbow Solo point, the Wuli point on the hand, and the Brachialis point, etc. However, thyroid disorders encompass many different kinds and are treated differently, and must be treated by a medical professional.
Thyroid disorders such as goiter generally correspond to the Chinese medicine term gall disease, which is considered by TCM to be a stagnation of qi and phlegm, with qi and phlegm intertwining in the front of the neck to form galls. These four points are in the hand yangming large intestine meridian, yangming meridian for more gas and blood meridian, through gua sha stimulation on the points, has a very good line qi and blood, qi and phlegm effect.
The direction of gua sha is from the top down, in the upper arm outer yangming meridian walking position scraping, moderate strength, to the subject can accept the degree of whichever, each point scraping 3 ~ 5 times, one side scraping after the completion of the other side.
If you suffer from thyroid disease or other physical discomfort, you should go to the hospital in time to avoid delays in treatment. Scraping needs to be operated by a professional Chinese medicine practitioner, do not operate on your own, so as not to cause discomfort.