Can childhood asthma be cured?

Some children have poor body resistance and often develop asthma in foggy weather, in heavily polluted environments, or because of allergens such as pollen. When a child develops asthma, he or she will not only suffer from shortness of breath and chest tightness, but may also suffocate, which will seriously affect the child's growth and development and requires timely treatment. So, can children's asthma be cured?

1. Press Shaoshang: This point is on the radial side of the distal segment of the thumb (i.e. the side of the back of the hand facing upwards away from the index finger), 0.1 inch (about 0.1 cm) away from the corner of the nail root. Use the tip of your thumb to press the Shaoshang points on both sides for 1 to 2 minutes each. Massaging this point can dredge the meridians, relieve constipation, clear the lungs, and benefit the throat. It can treat symptoms such as cough, asthma, sore throat, respiratory failure, stroke and coma.

2. Press and rub Tanzhong: This point is located on the midline of the sternum, at the level of the 4th intercostal space, at the midpoint between the two nipples. Use the tip of your index or middle finger to massage the Tanzhong point for 3 to 5 minutes. Massaging this point can regulate qi and reduce adverse reactions, clear the lungs and resolve phlegm, expand the chest and benefit the diaphragm, and treat symptoms such as cough, bronchial asthma, chest pain, chest tightness, and intercostal neuralgia.

3. Press and rub the thenar point: This point is on the radial side of the midpoint of the first metacarpal bone, at the junction of the red and white flesh (i.e. the junction of the back of the hand and the palm skin). Use the tip of your thumb to massage the thenar acupoints on both sides for 1 to 2 minutes each. Massaging this point can dispel wind and phlegm, clear the lungs and relieve throat, and treat cough, asthma, headache, sore throat and other symptoms.

4. Press and rub Lieque: Cross your hands, and press the tip of the index finger of one hand on the radial styloid process of the other hand. The point is at the tip of the index finger. Use your index finger to massage the Lieque points on both sides for 1 to 2 minutes each. Massaging this point can clear the lungs and dispel wind, dredge the meridians and collaterals, and treat symptoms such as cough, asthma, headache, and sore throat.

Both Chinese and Western medicine have methods to treat childhood asthma, so you can choose according to your own habits. The several methods of acupoint massage introduced above are very effective in relieving childhood asthma. If there is an asthmatic child at home, you must pay attention to reducing his exposure to polluted air and avoid exposing him to excessive secondhand smoke.