How effective is pediatric massage in treating anorexia?

Parents try all kinds of methods to treat their children's anorexia. Many Western medicines can only help supplement the nutrients needed by the child's body, but cannot help the child treat the disease. Therefore, many parents choose traditional Chinese medicine to treat it. The effect of this treatment will be more obvious. But how effective is pediatric massage in treating anorexia? This has become a concern for parents.

1) Treatment principles: Digest food and relieve stagnation.

2) Massage prescription: Clear the Banmen 100 times, reverse the inner eight trigrams 100 times, push the four horizontal lines 100 times, pinch the spine 6 times, retreat the six fu organs 100 times, and rub the Hegu 100 times.

(2) Phlegm and dampness growth:

1) Treatment principles: Strengthen the spleen, dry dampness and resolve phlegm.

2) Massage prescription: tonify the spleen meridian 200 times, rub Yiwofeng 100 times, rub Wailaogong 100 times, massage the abdomen for 3 minutes, reverse the inner Bagua 100 times, pinch the spine 6 times, and push the four horizontal lines 100 times.

(3) Accumulation of worms damages the spleen:

1) Treatment principles: Strengthen the spleen and expel parasites.

2) Massage prescription: massage the abdomen for 5 minutes, knead Tianshu 200 times, push down the seven vertebrae 200 times, reverse the inner Bagua 100 times, push the four horizontal lines 100 times, and pinch the spine 6 times.

(4) Weak spleen and stomach:

1) Treatment principles: tonify Qi, strengthen the spleen and harmonize the middle.

2) Massage prescription: tonify the spleen meridian 200 times, rub Yiwofeng 200 times, reverse the inner eight trigrams 100 times, push the four horizontal lines 100 times, rub the outer Laogong 100 times, tonify the kidney meridian 100 times, and clear the Tianhe water 100 times.

[Notes]

1) Engage in appropriate outdoor activities, get more sun exposure, and improve physical fitness.

2) Eat at regular times and in regular amounts to prevent partial or picky eating, breastfeed as much as possible, and add complementary foods in a timely manner. The food structure is reasonable to ensure nutrition.

3) For the treatment of anorexia caused by parasites damaging the spleen, anthelmintics should be taken in combination.

Anorexia in children is mainly a psychological disease. Therefore, while parents use traditional Chinese medicine to treat their children's diseases, they also need to treat their children's psychological problems. Parents must have a certain degree of patience in treating their children's anorexia and should not always force their children to eat foods that they do not like.