Nudging techniques for colic in children

Pediatric colic can be intervened with a seven-step acupressure approach. The main manifestation of colic is that the child will suddenly cry loudly, with a red face, pale around the mouth, cold sweat, abdominal distension, legs curled upward, and cold feet. 1. Clear the large intestine: from the tiger’s mouth straight to the tip of the index finger for clear, said clear the large intestine. 100 ~ 300 times is appropriate. 2. Clockwise abdominal massage: with the palm of the hand or three fingers together in the abdomen gently massage, moderate strength, clockwise massage 100 ~ 300 times. 3. Knead the center of the sky: use the index finger and middle finger were pressed on both sides of the center of the sky, gently press and knead, knead 100 ~ 300 times. 4. Transportation within the eight trigrams: the operator with the right hand index, middle two fingers clamp the child’s thumb, and then use the thumb from the Qian Palace to the Can Palace Shi transport to the Dui Palace to stop as a one-time, 100 ~ 300 times. 5. Pressing and kneading the kidney point: find the kidney point 1.5 inches away from the lower edge of the spinous process of the second lumbar vertebrae, and use the thumbs of both hands or the index and middle fingers of one hand to press and knead on the kidney point. 100~300 times. 6. Pinch the spine: pinch from the end of the tailbone to the cervical vertebrae points, pinch the skin, alternately twisting the hands, slowly moving forward. Pinch 3~5 times. 7. Push the spleen meridian: flex the child’s thumb and push along the radial side of the thumb from the tip of the finger to the root of the palm in the direction of the complementary, so-called complementary spleen meridian, and vice versa, so-called clear spleen meridian. Tonic spleen meridian and clear spleen meridian are collectively called push spleen meridian, push 100~300 times. It is recommended to go to a regular Chinese medicine hospital for diagnosis and professional treatment by a professional Chinese medicine doctor.