Gua Sha Treatment (2001)
"Gua Sha" (original title)

Director:

Xiaolong Zheng

Writers:

Huo Bingquan, Mark Byers,

Stars:

Hollis Huston, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Tamara Tungate

3 wins.

Cast

Credited cast:
Hollis Huston	...	John Quinlan
Tony Leung Ka Fai	...	Datong Xu
Tamara Tungate	...	Margaret
Wenli Jiang	...	Jian Ning
Stephanie Vogt	...	Mary (Reporter)
Xu Zhu	...	Father
Joe Erker	...	Benton Davis
Cat Cacciatore	...	Social Worker
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marshelle Fair	...	Jenny
Susan L. Fry	...	Party Guest / Passenger waiting for plane
Mike Ketcher	...	Starsky
Jo Mei	...	Prostitute
Dave Schuetz	...	Awards Guest
Shawn Tucker	...	Protester
Dennis Zhu	...	Dennis Xu

Storyline

Details

Country:

China

Language:

English Mandarin

Release Date:

May 2001 (France)

Also Known As:

The Treatment

Filming Locations:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beijing Forbidden City Film Co.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min 100 min (FilmAsia Festival)

User Reviews

East Asian medicine

Gua Sha, known as kerik in Indonesia, Cao Gio in Vietnam (see Harvey Keitel's The Three Seasons) and khoud lam in Laos is a legitimate and effective therapy. In Asia it is usually done with a coin, Chinese soup spoon, slice of water buffalo horn, or even a slice of ginger. A simple cap with a rounded edge is quite good to use and available in most homes in the West. It was not commonly done with wood, but if smooth and the right edge it could be. There is a teaching text in English called Gua Sha. A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice, and a teaching video: Gua Sha: Step-by-Step, by Arya Nielsen.If an acupuncturist is trained in Classical Chinese medicine, they will do this technique in their practice for pain, and for acute or chronic illness.