Methods of children's meridian massage

How unimportant children are nowadays in people’s minds! Having children is a troublesome issue nowadays, so having a little baby in the family is the pride of the family. Parents are very worried and afraid about children getting sick. Children’s immunity is relatively low nowadays, so parents should pay more attention to observe the baby’s physical health. Parents are worrying unnecessarily. Children’s meridian massage is particularly effective and pediatric diseases can be cured. Let’s talk about children’s meridian massage below.

Children are still in the process of development, and many of their acupoints are quite different from those of adults. For example, some acupoints have the same names as those of adults, but different locations (such as Zanzhu); some are in the same location but have different names (such as Guiwei and Zongjin). Children have their own specific meridian acupoints, and the key parts of children's meridians are all concentrated on the child's five fingers, wrists and back. For example, a child's five fingers are closely connected to the spleen, liver, heart, lungs, and kidneys respectively. If we want to regulate the child's internal organs, we can mainly massage the acupoints corresponding to the child's five fingers.

Correctly understand the method of meridian massage to clear and nourish

The most critical principle in children's meridian massage techniques is to distinguish between clearing methods (purgation methods) and tonifying methods, which have different effects. Generally speaking, tonifying causes the Qi to rise, while clearing causes the Qi to descend. Clearing and tonifying can harmonize the Qi and blood and play a regulating role. Clearing is used for those who are full, and tonifying is used for those who are weak. We need to choose to use the clearing method, the tonifying method, or the clearing and tonifying method according to the child's symptoms. For example, if the stool is dry, we need to use the methods of clearing the spleen meridian and the large intestine meridian, but finally we need to use the kidney tonifying method to consolidate the vital energy to prevent excessive excretion. For example, children’s liver and lung meridians should be cleared rather than supplemented, because children are born with “excess liver”. The application of tonifying and clearing methods requires differentiation of deficiency and excess and use of appropriate methods according to symptoms. If it is not easy for parents to distinguish, they can all adopt the method of clearing and tonifying to adjust the internal organs.

There are many ways to locate acupoints through massage. The most commonly used method in traditional Chinese medicine is to use the fingers of the person being massaged as the standard to determine the acupoints, that is, the finger-same-body-inch acupoint method. When we massage children, we must use their fingers to measure and locate the acupoints. The specific method of determining the size is as follows:

(1) 1 cun: The horizontal length of the child’s thumb joint is one cun.

(2) 1.5 inches: The horizontal length of the child’s index and middle fingers together is 1.5 inches.

(3) 2cun: The horizontal length of the child’s index, middle and ring fingers is 2cun.

(4) 3 inches: Let the child put his index finger, middle finger, ring finger and little finger together, and take the horizontal line on the middle section of the middle finger as the standard. The horizontal length of the four fingers is 3 inches.

The above talks about children's meridian massage. I hope that the above description will be of great help to many parents. Parents should not worry too much. Learning more medical knowledge in this area will be of great help to the baby. If there are any unexpected situations, please contact the doctor in time and listen to the doctor's guidance to help the baby recover quickly. Today's children are also different from those in the past. You must know that the massage techniques are good, and you should also do some precautions. Everyone, please collect it quickly.