Why does the cough get worse after pediatric massage?

Pediatric massage is being used more and more in clinical practice. For example, when a baby coughs, you can rub the Banmen, Tiantu and other acupoints, which has a good effect. However, mothers will find that the baby's cough becomes more and more severe during the treatment. In fact, this is a normal phenomenon. The baby's cough is divided into three stages. The first is a mild cough, followed by sputum, and finally the sputum is discharged. After the sputum is discharged, the baby will recover.

1. Massage for children's cough

1. Parents should rub the palm's thenar eminence 100 times with their thumb.

2. Use the ribbed surface of your thumb to massage the inner Bagua (around the Laogong point in the palm) of the child in a circular motion, for 1 minute on each hand. Neilaogong is located in the center of the palm, where the middle finger points when making a fist.

3. Press and rub the Tiantu (below the throat, in the depression 0.5 inches above the upper edge of the sternal notch) and Tanzhong (on the sternum, in the middle of the line connecting the two nipples) points for 2 minutes each.

4. Push the chest and ribs apart: The child lies on his back, and the parent stands in front of his head. With the thumbs of both hands facing each other and the other four fingers spread out, push from the sternum along the 1st to 4th intercostal spaces outward to the mid-axillary line, and perform the operation for 3 minutes.

5. The child lies prone, and the parents use their thumb to massage the Feishu point (1.5 inches lateral to the spinous process of the third thoracic vertebra) for 2 minutes. Finally, push along the inner edge of the shoulder blade from top to bottom in the left figure eight position for about 30 times to complete the treatment.

The above method is performed once a day. During the treatment, a small amount of talcum powder should be applied to the treatment area to prevent the child's skin from being damaged, and the child should be kept warm.

While actively receiving treatment, children should also strengthen their conditioning in daily life. First of all, we must pay attention to keeping warm and prevent colds, because catching cold can often aggravate the condition; secondly, in winter and spring, children should go to public places less often to prevent infectious diseases; thirdly, we must feed them properly, strengthen their physical fitness, and improve their health level.

2. Three stages of children's cough

The first stage: slight cough, dry cough stage, which is the initial stage of cough. At this time, no sputum sound can be heard. After several massages, you can hear obvious sputum sounds, which means the baby starts to expectorate. At this time, the baby is coughing;

The second stage: expectoration stage, which usually lasts for 3 to 5 days. You can hear the child's throat gurgling and expectoration coming out as soon as he coughs, indicating that the cough is almost healed.

The third stage: the sputum elimination stage. When all the sputum is eliminated, the child will be fine. At this time, the main focus is on clearing the lungs and relieving cough.