1. The massage started with gentle but firm kneading around the shoulders and along the affected channels in the arms to activate the qi and blood.
2. QI and blood
2. The meridians and collaterals are like the pathways in which the flow of qi and blood circulate.
3. Gua sha motivates the blocked flow of qi and blood, and releases external sweating.
4. Qi received national awards in 2006 and 2008 for donating blood but has never needed a transfusion or undergone surgery himself.