Massage techniques for reducing fever in children

In the field of Western medicine, it is generally believed that curing diseases requires the use of drugs or surgery, while in traditional Chinese medicine, some massage techniques are also believed to be able to cure related diseases and have a very significant effect on the human body's healing effect. When children have symptoms of cold or fever, many medicines are prohibited from use in order to avoid side effects. At this time, it is very effective to use some children's fever-reducing massage techniques.

Qingtian River Water

The technique of Qing Tianhe Shui is very simple. It is to push from the horizontal line of the wrist to the horizontal line of the elbow. This line is right on the pericardium meridian, so pushing against the pericardium meridian has the effect of clearing fire and reducing fever. The advantage of this fever-reducing method is that it clears away heat without damaging the yin. It is generally very effective when the child's fever does not exceed 38.5 degrees.

Retreat the six internal organs

The five internal organs are yin and the six bowels are yang. This is easy for parents to understand. Zang means treasure, which needs to be hidden, so it is yin. Fu means "fu", which means house. It is exposed outside, so it is yang. The spleen belongs to Yin and the stomach belongs to Yang, so why are children prone to stomach heat and food stagnation? This is the reason. If a child has a fever, you can cool down the Liufu points and clear the body's heat, which can also help reduce the fever.

However, parents should note that Tui Liufu mainly targets real heat. In addition to fever, most of these children will also have dry stools, bad breath, poor appetite, bloating, etc. In other words, there is food accumulation in the stomach and the large intestine is blocked. At this time, use the method of Tui Liu Fu (Trampling the Six Internal Organs) to unblock the stomach and large intestine, and the fever will naturally subside. On the other hand, if the child does not have a real fever, using this method to reduce the fever may easily hurt the child.

Fishing for the Moon Under Water (also known as Fishing for the Bright Moon Under Water)

The method of catching the moon under water is to follow the child's little finger, push down from the fingertips, and then return to the palm, drawing an arc. The little finger is the kidney meridian point, the palm is the Laogong point, and the Laogong point is an acupoint on the pericardium meridian. The purpose of using this technique is to guide kidney water to the pericardium meridian, which has the effect of nourishing yin and clearing away heat. This method of reducing fever is very good and can be used for both low and high fever.

Pay attention to the speed, severity, amount, and whether to use medication.

In addition to the massage method, the manipulation technique is also very important. For the same acupoint, the faster you push, the more powerful the drainage, and the better the heat-clearing effect; the heavier the manipulation, the better the fever-reducing effect; the more times you do it, the better the fever-reducing effect. In addition, some parents give their children pediatric massage soon after giving them antipyretics, which results in the children's body temperature being too low. This is very dangerous, and parents should also pay attention to this.