Is acupoint massage effective for children with cough?

My child has a cold and coughs, but refuses to take medicine. What should I do? So there is acupuncture point massage for children's cough in traditional Chinese medicine. However, some parents are worried about whether acupuncture point massage for children's cough is really effective? My child really does not need to take medicine, can the cough be cured by massage? I have read a lot of information and can say with certainty that acupuncture point massage for children's cough is really effective!

Coughing is an attempt to cough out foreign objects in the throat, trachea, and bronchi. It is a natural phenomenon. If a foreign object enters the trachea, it will be coughed out when you cough up phlegm. In short, coughing is caused by phlegm or dust, car exhaust, gas, smoke, etc. in the air that irritates the trachea. If it is laryngitis or bronchitis, you will cough because it directly irritates the trachea. When you have bronchitis, the cough will also affect the chest. Reflex coughing may also occur when there are other diseases such as pleura, esophagus, liver, and heart.

Coughing is a defensive reaction of the body when it is stimulated. If you just take medicine to suppress coughing up phlegm, the phlegm will accumulate in the trachea and have the opposite effect. You must pay attention to this. Overeating, excessive fatigue, etc. are harmful to coughing. You must pay attention to them in your daily life and seek treatment in the early stages of coughing.

Laryngitis can cause hoarseness, so when you cough, you can first warm your neck with a hot towel and then use acupressure to treat it, which can achieve good results. If you feel a chill near your neck, the condition may be getting worse. If you are wheezing and spitting, it is most likely bronchitis. At this time, it is very effective to keep the chest and back warm with a warm, wet cloth. Especially the elderly and children are prone to getting cold, so more attention must be paid to this.

If the cough is severe, it will often cause pain in the intercostal or abdominal muscles. This is because the cough pulls the muscles and causes pain, so there is no need to worry too much.

Acupuncture points and acupressure for cough relief

The "Jueyinshu" point is about 2 cm above the fifth thoracic vertebra. Just press hard here for 6 seconds and the cough will stop immediately regardless of whether it is an acute cough or a foreign object in the throat. When using this method, you must exhale while doing it. Just repeat it three times to see the effect. Another method is to use the same acupressure method on the "Tiantu point" in the middle of the clavicle, which is also very effective in relieving cough. If it is a child, you may want to reduce the pressure and increase the frequency, which will also achieve the same cough-relieving effect.

In ancient times, Hua Tuo was famous for acupuncture. He could cure all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases with acupuncture points. Acupuncture points and acupoint massage have the same purpose, but acupuncture is more painful than massage, but it is also much more effective than massage. However, our cough is a minor illness, so naturally there is no need for acupuncture points. Therefore, acupoint massage for children's cough is effective!