CONTENTSChapter 1 Literature Review of GUASHA 11.1 Know the GUASHA Therapy 21.2 Possible Physiological Mechanisms of Changes in Musculoskeletal， Cardiovascular，Neurological， Hormonal， and Immune Systems During Weightlifting Training 111.3 The Possible Physiological and Biochemical Mechanisms by Which GUASHA Therapy Treats the Diseases 181.4 GUASHA May Help Weightlifting Training in Neural and Psychological Mechanisms 251.5 RPE and HRV 28Chapter 2 GUASHA Background and Rationale for Improving the Recovery of Weightlifting 302.1 Background and Rationale 312.2 Scope of the Study 322.3 Research Questions 332.4 Objective of This Study 332.5 Definition of Terms 332.6 Significance of the Study 342.7 Conceptual Framework of the Study 34Chapter 3 Methodology on GUASHA Intervention: A Randomized Controlled Trial About Improving the Recovery of Weightlifting Training 353.1 Standardization of GUASHA Therapy 363.2 Main Study 38Chapter 4 Study Results and Discussion on GUASHA Intervention 514.1 Main Study Results 524.2 Discussion 61Chapter 5 Summary on the Effects of GUASHA Improving the Recovery of Weightlifting Training 695.1 Summary 695.2 Conclusion 69References 70Appendix A Questionnaire 78Appendix B Certificate of Guasha Therapist 79Appendix C Certificate of Ethical Approval of the Khon Kaen University Ethics Committee for Human Research 80Appendix D Data Collection Form， Subject Information Form and Consent Form 83Appendix E Additional Form 92Appendix F Additional Data 96Appendix G Preliminary Study 1031. Methodology of Preliminary Study 1042. Results of Preliminary Study 1073. Discussion for Preliminary Study 1114. Summary 112Appendix H Research Publications 114Effect of scraping therapy on weightlifting ability 116Effects of GUASHA on heart rate variability in healthy male volunteers under normal condition and weightlifters after weightlifting training sessions 1251. Introduction 1262. Materials and Design 1263. Results 1284. Discussions 1295. Conclusions 132Guasha improves the rating of perceived exertion scale score and reduces heart rate variability in male weightlifters: a randomized controlled trial 136List of Tables 149List of Figures 151List of Abbreviations 153