Massage method for baby's throat inflammation

It is quite common for babies to have sore throats in life. It is mainly caused by eating too much hot food. It is recommended that you drink more water and some heat-reducing herbal tea to achieve anti-inflammatory effects. If your baby has a sore throat, you can also relieve the pain through massage, such as massaging the Tiantu, Jianjing and Quchi points. You can learn the massage method here.

Which acupoints can be massaged to relieve a one-year-old baby's throat inflammation?

Tiantu Cave

Acupoint location method: When locating the acupoint, you can adopt a supine sitting position. Tiantu point is located on the neck, on the anterior midline, between the two clavicles, and in the center of the suprasternal fossa.

Main diseases treated: The main diseases treated by Tiantu point are: hiccups, cough, vomiting, nervous vomiting, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and throat diseases. This acupoint is one of the main acupoints on the Ren meridian of the human body.

Fengfu Point

Acupoint location method: This point is usually located in a prone, lying or sitting position. Fengfu point is located at the back of the neck, at the midpoint of the line connecting the two Fengchi points, in the cervical fossa.

Main diseases treated: Massaging this acupoint is very effective in treating a variety of neck diseases and head diseases. It is one of the important acupoints on the Du meridian of the human body.

Jianjing Point

Acupoint location method: The acupoint is generally located in a sitting, prone or prone position. The Jianjing point is located on the shoulder, in front of the breast, at the midpoint of the line connecting the Dazhui and the acromion end, that is, at the intersection of the shoulder line just above the nipple.

Main diseases treated: The main diseases treated by Jianjing acupoint are shoulder pain, headache, heavy head and light feet, eyestrain, tinnitus, high blood pressure, stiff neck, etc.

Quchi Point

Acupoint location method: When selecting this acupoint, the patient should sit upright with the wrist sideways. The Quchi point is located at the elbow. When searching for the point, bend the elbow and locate the point at the end of the transverse line, which is the depression at the inner edge of the lateral epicondyle of the humerus.

Main symptoms treated: The main symptoms treated by Quchi point are age spots, rough skin, elbow pain, eye diseases, toothache; paralysis, numbness and pain in the upper limbs; hypertension, anemia, etc. This point is one of the important acupoints on the hand yangming large intestine meridian of the human body.

Hegu Point

Acupoint location: When determining this point, the patient should be asked to turn his wrist toward his palm and make a natural half-fist. The Hegu point is located on the back of the hand, at the midpoint of the second metacarpal bone, on the thumb side. (Or on the back of the hand, between the first and second metacarpal bones, at the midpoint of the radial side of the second metacarpal bone). Here is a simple way to find it: when the thumb and index finger are spread out at a 45-degree angle, the intersection of the extended angles of the bones is this point.