Massage method for treating baby's cough

There are many reasons that can cause coughing. Coughing is just a protective conditioned reflex after the respiratory tract is stimulated. The most common cough we experience is caused by colds. Whether it is adults or children, severe coughs often have a great impact on our sleep quality and daily life. Especially when children cough, because of their young age, it is difficult to control the dosage of medicine, so some people now use massage method to treat the symptoms of baby cough. Let’s learn this massage method below.

Head, face and neck: Open Tianmen and divide Yin and Yang 100 to 200 times each; massage Fengchi, Fengfu and Baihui 30 to 50 times each; massage eyebrows from eyebrows to temples 5 to 10 times;

Drain the lung meridian: push from the first joint to the last joint of the ring finger.

To tonify the spleen meridian: Place the tip of your thumb on your palm and rotate it in a clockwise direction.

Cough and asthma points: Press between the index finger and middle finger, and between the middle finger and ring finger.

Press the Hegu point: This is a commonly used acupoint for treating cough.

Upper limbs: Clear Tianhe water 300 times. Drain the heart meridian, liver meridian, lung meridian, spleen meridian, and kidney meridian 100 to 200 times each;

Press Quchi, Neiguan, Lieque, Chize, and Kechuan points 50 to 100 times each;

Chest: Press Tiantu, Tanzhong, breast side, and breast root 50 to 100 times each;

Lower limbs: press Fenglong, Taichong, Zusanli, Sanyinjiao 50 to 100 times each;

Back: Rub the back downwards to open the bladder meridian, and focus on pressing the Dazhui, Feishu, Pishu, Ganshu, Xinshu, and Asthma points; pinch the spine from top to bottom; push the Tianzhu bone downwards until the skin turns slightly red and hot.

Tui Na is a method in traditional Chinese medicine that can both treat and maintain health. It can achieve preventive and therapeutic effects simply by massaging acupoints. It has become increasingly popular among people today. If you are not very clear about these acupoints, you must first start by understanding and mastering the acupoints before you can learn this massage method to treat baby's cough.