Advantages of Pediatric Tui Na

  Pediatric massage has a long history and is an ancient method of healing. As far back as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, more than two thousand years ago, massage therapy was widely used in medical practice. The first mention of pediatric tui-na was made in the “Fifty-two Disease Formula” of the Han Dynasty. Although the use of massage to prevent and treat pediatric diseases has been recorded for a long time, the unique system of pediatric massage was formed in the Ming and Qing dynasties. There were many monographs and summaries of experience in this area at that time.  At the end of the sixteenth century, based on his predecessors, Simeon Chen summarized the theoretical and practical aspects of pediatric tui-na and wrote the earliest monograph on pediatric tui-na in China, “Pediatric Massage Sutra”, which was included in “Acupuncture and Moxibustion Dacheng” and circulated. Since then, Pediatric Tui-Na has made indelible contributions to the prevention and treatment of pediatric diseases as an independent discipline.  From the age span, pediatric tui na is applicable to children from 0 to 14 years old. In terms of the types of diseases to be treated, pediatric tui na can treat neonatal diseases, respiratory, digestive, urinary, head and facial diseases of the five senses and other systems. It can also treat night cries, wind fright, hyperactivity, growing pains, cerebral palsy and other difficult symptoms.  Pediatric tui na has a unique therapeutic effect, without the use of drugs, but can play the role of drugs, sometimes faster than the use of drugs, the efficacy is better, and can save the child from the pain of injections and medication. In today’s world where antibiotics are widely tolerated by pathogenic bacteria and the cost of treating pediatric diseases is rising, pediatric tui na offers a greener and more convenient way to treat them.  Pediatric Tui Na has no toxic side effects, but achieves the purpose of disease prevention and treatment by improving the physical condition of children and regulating the function of their internal organs, which is safe and reliable even for long-term application.  Pediatric Tui Na therapy can not only cure diseases, but also prevent and take care of them. Clinical practice proves that pediatric massage can not only prevent diseases, but also promote the growth and development of children, brain and education.  Pediatric massage is also the most convenient treatment method. It does not require any medicine or equipment, just one hand of the physician, massage on the corresponding points of the child’s body, you can achieve the purpose of eliminating disease and fitness.