What are the massage methods for reducing fever in children?

As children grow, they may develop fever symptoms due to various factors. Because children's resistance is very limited, when their children have a fever, parents become very worried and try various methods to reduce the fever, among which massage is a typical method. So, what are the massage methods for reducing fever in children? Let’s take a closer look below.

1. Qingtian River Water

[Location] In the middle of the forearm, in a straight line from the midpoint of the wrist crease on the back of the palm to the elbow fossa.

[Operation] The child sits or lies on his back. The parents hold the child's four fingers with one hand, so that the child's palm and the palm side of the forearm face up. The parents put the ribbed surfaces of the index finger and middle finger of the other hand together, dip them in water, and push from the Laogong point in the palm through the midpoint of the transverse wrist line on the back of the palm to the elbow pit, in a single direction for about 100 to 200 times.

2. Push the bamboo

[Position] From the middle of the eyebrows to the front hairline in a straight line.

[Operation] The child sits or lies on his back, and the parent pushes straight up with his thumbs alternately from bottom to top for 30 to 50 times.

3. Rub the sun

[Location] The depression behind the eyebrow.

[Operation] The child sits or lies on his back, and the parent pushes the outer sides of his two thumbs straight from front to back for 30 to 50 times. Then use the tip of your middle finger to rub the point towards the ear, rubbing it 30 to 50 times.

4. Push three levels

[Location] The outer edge of the forearm, a straight line from the wrist crease to the elbow crease.

[Operation] The child sits or lies on his back. The parent holds the child's hand with one hand and uses the outer side of the thumb or the pads of the index and middle fingers of the other hand to push from the transverse line of the wrist to the elbow for 100 to 500 times.

5. Push the spine

[Location] On the posterior midline, in a straight line from the first thoracic vertebra to the end of the coccyx.

[Operation] Use the ribbed surface of the index and middle fingers to apply force, and push directly on the spinal acupoints from top to bottom for about 100 to 300 times.

The above is an introduction to the children’s fever-reducing massage method. I hope it will be helpful to everyone’s understanding. There are many factors that cause children to have a fever. Once a child has a fever, parents can use massage to reduce the child's fever to prevent prolonged fever from causing more serious harm to the child's health. If necessary, go to the hospital for treatment in time.