Children with large stomach fire can be treated with acupressure techniques of pinching the small horizontal stripe and clearing the stomach meridian.
1. Pinching the small horizontal stripe: Position the child’s palm at the transverse lines of the metacarpophalangeal joints of the other four fingers except the thumb. The operator fixes the four fingers of the child with one hand, and with the other hand, pinches the small horizontal stripe with the thumbnail from the horizontal stripe of the index finger to the horizontal stripe of the little finger for 3-5 times. This operation can reduce heat and distension, and is mostly used in the treatment of pediatric spleen and stomach heat knot.
2. Clearing the stomach meridian: the operator holds the child’s thumb with one hand to fix it, and with the other hand, pushes the finger surface of the thumb from the first section of the child’s proximal metacarpal end by the interphalangeal joints toward the palm of the hand. This operation can clear heat and dissolve dampness, and is often used in solid cases such as stomach heat and constipation.
Pediatric disease progresses rapidly, if there is discomfort, it is recommended that timely medical treatment, massage therapy is recommended by a professional physician.