Methods of massage for children with fever

Massage is a traditional treatment method in Chinese medicine. In recent years, as people's awareness of health care has increased, massage has become one of people's health care methods. Tui Na is a method of treating and preventing diseases through acupoint massage. Children’s fever and cough can be treated through Tui Na. Below we will introduce to you in detail the massage methods and steps for treating children's fever due to exogenous wind and cold.

Use Qingfei Meridian (push from the last segment of the fingerprint on the palm of the ring finger to the fingertip) 300 times.

Acupuncture point: Lung Meridian (Lung Metal)

Location: palm of ring finger.

Procedure: ① To nourish the lung meridian: rotate and push on the surface of the ring finger, see the middle picture, and nourish about 200 to 400 times.

② Clear the lung meridian: Push straight toward the direction of the finger base, see the picture on the right, clear 200 to 400 times.

Indications: fever, cough, asthma, chest tightness, sore throat, etc.

Qing Tianhe Water (Push from the middle of the inner side of the forearm to the wrist crease to the elbow crease) 100 times,

Acupuncture point: Lung Meridian (Lung Metal)

Location: palm of ring finger.

Procedure: ① To nourish the lung meridian: rotate and push on the surface of the ring finger, see the middle picture, and nourish about 200 to 400 times.

② Clear the lung meridian: Push straight toward the direction of the finger base, see the picture on the right, clear 200 to 400 times.

Indications: fever, cough, asthma, chest tightness, sore throat, etc.

Qing Tianhe Water (Push from the middle of the inner side of the forearm to the wrist crease to the elbow crease) 100 times,

Acupuncture point: Tianhe Water

Location: In the middle of the inner side of the forearm, in a straight line from the wrist crease to the hour crease.

Procedure: Use the index and middle fingertips to push from the wrist crease to the elbow crease.

Push about 100 to 500 times.

Indications: fever, irritability, thirst, mouth ulcers, convulsions and other fever symptoms.

Open Tianmen (from the center of the child's eyebrows to the edge of the hairline) 100 times,

Massage is very effective in reducing fever in children with colds and fevers. However, because each child's condition is different, if parents are unable to judge their child's condition, they should not give their child massage on their own and should send their child to the hospital as soon as possible for diagnosis and treatment by a doctor.