What are the massage techniques for children with colds?

As babies grow up, it is inevitable that they will get some common diseases, such as colds. However, if any disease is not treated thoroughly or in time, it will lead to worsening of the condition and even induce fever of other diseases. After a child catches a cold, parents must keep a clear head and try not to rely entirely on drugs, otherwise the baby's resistance will be reduced. You can try massage. So what are the massage techniques for children with colds?

First, what are the massage techniques for children’s colds? Qingfei Jin, massage position: the tip of the ring finger. Operation method: Push and rub the ring finger of the child’s left hand. It is directly promoted to be clear, so it is named "Qingfei Gold". Number of operations: 300 times. Note: Rotating and pushing is a tonic, also known as "tonifying the lungs". The spleen and earth should be supplemented more and cleared less. For children aged two years and above, increase the dosage appropriately, and reduce the dosage appropriately for children under two years old.

Second, replenish spleen and earth. Massage location: thumb tip (i.e. the whorl surface of the last segment). Operation method: Rotating and pushing the clockwise direction is for tonifying, which is called "tonifying the spleen and earth". The spleen and earth should be supplemented more and cleared less. Number of operations: 300 times. Note: Pushing straight from the root of the thread surface to the fingertips (i.e. in the centrifugal direction) is called "clearing the spleen and earth". For children aged two years and above, increase the dosage appropriately, and reduce the dosage appropriately for children under two years old.

Third, replenish kidney water, massage location: the tip of the little finger. Operation method: The method for kidney water is different from that for liver wood, heart fire and lung metal. It is directly pushed for supplementation, which is called "tonifying kidney water". Operation method: 300 times. Note: "Water" should be replenished rather than cleared. Replenishing kidney water is equivalent to hanging saline and glucose, which also has the effects of strengthening the body and reducing fever. For children aged two years and above, increase the dosage appropriately, and reduce the dosage appropriately for children under two years old.

What are the massage techniques for children with colds? The above content introduces them. If you feel that your baby is not suitable for massage, you need to seek medical attention in time. Whether massage is suitable needs to be comprehensively judged based on the child's condition: if it is just the beginning of a runny nose and sneezing, simple care can be given; if it persists and is serious, you need to go to the hospital, which is safer.