Nudging techniques to lower fever in children

Tui Na techniques for cooling down fever in children include pushing Kang Gong, clearing Tian He Shui and clearing the lung meridian. 1. Push on Kanggong: The technique of pushing on Kanggong is to dip the side of the thumb or the belly of the finger into the soup and push it from the center of the child’s eyebrow to the tip of the eyebrow on both sides. Pushing and nudging on the Qangu acupoint can relieve symptoms, induce sweating, awaken the spirit and open the mind, and can treat colds and fever, red eye pain, headache and other illnesses. 2. Clearing Tianheshui: Tianheshui is located at the center line of the palm side of the forearm, three fingers above the horizontal wrist stripe. To clear Tianhe Shui means to push from the transverse carpal stripe to the transverse elbow stripe with the surface of the index and middle fingers of the patient. The treatment of clearing Tianhe Shui can clear heat and relieve the surface, diarrhea and annoyance, and is used for treating heat syndrome. 3. Clearing the lung meridian: clearing the lung meridian refers to holding the ring finger of the child fixed in one hand, and then pushing from the tip of the ring finger to the root of the ring finger with the end of the thumb with the other hand, all the way to the threaded surface of the ring finger. Generally, pushing on children’s lung meridian can help to dispel wind, clear heat, promote lung, relieve the surface, stop cough and resolve phlegm, etc. It is used for the treatment of colds and fever, constipation and so on. It is recommended that children with fever should consult a doctor in a timely manner, and the doctor will choose the appropriate massage techniques to lower the temperature according to the patient’s condition.