Tui na and moxibustion have the effect of adjusting yin and yang, supporting the positive and dispelling the evil (supporting the positive qi in the body and dispelling the evil qi in the body) for children. It can be used to treat common pediatric diseases, such as lung, spleen and stomach diseases.
The therapeutic law of pediatric Tui Na is the same as that of internal treatment, which is based on the disease mechanism and seeks for the root cause of the disease. Under the guidance of Chinese medicine theory, it is mainly applied to the diseases such as pediatric diarrhea, vomiting, food stagnation (the food stops and accumulates in the stomach due to indigestion), colds, coughs, fevers, and enuresis, etc., which have better results. Moxibustion, through warm stimulation of acupuncture points, plays a role in warming the meridians and channels, and tonifying the deficiency and cultivating the root of the disease.
Tui na and moxibustion need to be operated by a professional physician to avoid damage to the child’s skin.