Children's massage methods

Massage is the most common method of treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, and using this method to treat diseases is the greenest and most environmentally friendly method. Compared with drug treatment, it is not only more effective, but also has no side effects. So now we have been advocating the use of green therapy to treat various diseases. Like massage, acupuncture, cupping, etc. How to do children's massage?

If the body has a certain disease, in addition to drug treatment, we can also use massage therapy, acupuncture treatment and other methods. Even massage treatment is effective for children, thus avoiding the side effects of drug treatment. Next, we will introduce to you which parts of children's massage are beneficial and which diseases they are beneficial for.

1. Opening the Heavenly Gate: The doctor uses the tips of both thumbs to push alternately from the center of the eyebrows to the front hairline, 24 times. This is usually the first step of each massage. It has the effects of inducing sweat, relieving exterior symptoms, opening the orifices and refreshing the mind. It can treat colds, fever, headaches, convulsions, fatigue and other symptoms.

2. Push Kan Palace: Use the tips of your thumbs to push along the upper edge of the eyebrows to the ends of the eyebrows. Generally, push 24 times. It is often used as the second step of each massage. It has the effects of inducing sweat, relieving exterior symptoms, opening the orifices and refreshing the mind. It can treat colds, fever, headaches, red and painful eyes, etc.

3. Move the Sun: Press the tips of your thumbs on the temples on both sides, making gentle and slow circular movements. Move towards the eyes for tonification and towards the ears for drainage. Generally, it is performed 24 times, and press lightly after each 3 times. It is often used as the third step of each massage treatment. It has the effects of inducing sweating, stopping sweating, improving eyesight and refreshing the mind.

4. Pinch the general tendon: Use your thumb to gently press the midpoint of the transverse wrist line. With your other hand, hold the patient's fingers and gently shake the wrist joint. This is often used as the fourth step of each massage. It has the effects of clearing heart fire, stopping convulsions, and unblocking the limbs. It can also be used for symptoms such as mouth ulcers, hot flashes, colds, nasal congestion, and cramps in the limbs.

5. Push the large horizontal lines separately: Use the tip of your thumb to push from the common tendon to both sides. This is often used as the fifth step of each massage. It has the functions of harmonizing qi and blood, stopping diarrhea, eliminating cold and heat, relieving abdominal distension, and promoting bowel movements. It can treat convulsions, epilepsy, coma, convulsions, diarrhea, dysentery, jaundice, cough, phlegm and asthma.

6. Hold the Jianjing acupoint of the child: pinch the Jianjing acupoint of the child with one hand, hold the child's index finger and ring finger with the other hand, and stretch and shake the upper limbs several times. Regardless of the disease being treated with massage, this method is used as the ending technique, so it is also called the "total closing method" (closing diagnosis method). Pressing the Jianjing point has the effect of unblocking the qi and blood throughout the body.

Children's massage on the above areas can treat various diseases symptomatically. Therefore, children with the above diseases do not need to be treated with medication, but can be directly treated with this massage method. Massage is a traditional treatment method in my country and has a history of many years. Therefore, we should carry forward this traditional treatment method.