Which group of people is pediatric kneading therapy suitable for?

Nowadays, many children often need to take medicine because of colds and fevers, but medicines can cause dependence, and parents do not want to give their children too many medicines. When the baby is unwell, you can also use the method of pinching the spine to relieve it, so as to avoid the child taking medicine for a long time and damaging his immunity. However, parents should pay attention to the correct technique when pinching the child's spine, and the force must be light, not too strong.

Indications] /Children's spinal massage

This therapy has the effects of dredging meridians, adjusting yin and yang, promoting the circulation of qi and blood, improving the functions of internal organs, and enhancing the body's disease resistance. It is particularly effective in strengthening the spleen and stomach. It is commonly used clinically to treat childhood malnutrition, indigestion, anorexia, diarrhea, vomiting, constipation, cough and asthma, and night crying. In addition, it can also be used as a health massage method.

【Contraindications】/Children's spinal massage

This treatment should not be used by people with damaged spinal skin, boils, or skin diseases. Use with caution in patients with high fever, heart disease or bleeding tendency.

【Precautions】/Children's spine massage

1. This therapy is usually performed on an empty stomach. It is not advisable to pinch the muscles immediately after a meal. It is necessary to rest for 2 hours before performing it again.

2. The room temperature should be moderate during the treatment and the technique should be gentle.

3. Children with poor physical constitution should not do it too many times a day, and the duration of each session should not be too long, 3-5 minutes is appropriate.

4. When applying this method, you can combine it with other therapies such as puncturing the four seams, opening the four gates, medication, acupuncture, and navel application to improve the efficacy.

How to massage the baby's spine/pediatric massage

●Let your baby lie prone on the bed with his back straight and relaxed.

●The person doing the spinal massage stands behind the baby, with the middle fingers, ring fingers and little fingers of both hands clenched into half fists.

●Semi-bend the index finger, and use the middle section of the index finger of both hands to press against the child's coccyx, close to the side of the thumb; with the thumb and index finger facing each other, pinch the skin upwards and twist it upwards at the same time. Alternate your hands and push, pinch and release along both sides of the spine from the Changqiang point (3 to 5 cm above the anus) upwards all the way to the Dazhui point (the bony protrusion behind the neck at the same level as the shoulder). This counts as one spinal pinching.

● For the 2nd, 3rd and 4th times, continue to pinch the spine as before, but lift the back skin upwards once every 3 pinches. Repeat the first action twice more, for a total of 6 times.

●Finally, use your thumbs to massage both sides of the spine from top to bottom 3 to 5 times.

●Generally, pinch once a day for 7 to 10 consecutive days as a course of treatment. Babies whose therapeutic effects appear later can undergo two consecutive courses of treatment.

What should be paid attention to when pinching the spine/Children's spine pinching

Time : Pinching the spine is more effective when performed in the morning after getting up or before going to bed at night. Before pinching the spine, expose your entire back, and try to keep your back flat, straight, and your muscles relaxed.

Temperature : The room temperature should be moderate when pinching the spine. The nails of the person pinching the spine should be trimmed and smooth, and the hands should be warm. The technique should be gentle and agile, and the force and speed should be equal. It is best not to stop pinching the spine in the middle.

Time : Each spinal massage should not be too long, 3 to 5 minutes is appropriate.

Technique : ① The technique should be light at the beginning, and then gradually increase the strength to allow the child to slowly adapt. ②Pinch and twist, do not twist. ③ When twisting and pushing forward, move straight forward and not tilt.

Age : Chiropractic therapy is suitable for babies aged from six months to around 7 years old. Babies who are too young have delicate skin, and if the strength is not properly controlled, the skin may be damaged easily; if the baby is too old, the back muscles are thicker and difficult to lift, and the acupoints cannot be pressed in the right place, affecting the efficacy.

Taboo : The baby's back skin is damaged, suffering from boils, skin diseases