Tui Na techniques for children with food retention

Children with symptoms of food accumulation can be taken to press and knead the abdomen in the epigastric region, clear the stomach meridian, clear the large intestine meridian, pinch and knead the four suture points and other acupressure operations, the specific operation is as follows: Pressing and kneading the abdomen in the epigastric region: the epigastric point is located in the middle line of the abdomen, 4 inches above the umbilicus, which has a good effect of eliminating food stagnation (promoting food digestion), you can put the palm of your hand on the epigastric point, and press and knead it with a little force in a continuous manner with the counterclockwise laxative method, to promote digestion of the spleen and stomach and to help alleviate the symptoms of accumulation of food. Clearing the stomach meridian: use fingers to operate on the radial side of the child’s thumb, push from the transverse carpal stripe to the tip of the finger, and push outward continuously and rapidly for 100-300 times. Clearing the large intestine meridian: use fingers to operate on the radial edge of the child’s index finger, push outward from the tiger’s mouth to the fingertip 100-300 times. Pinching and kneading the four suture points: the four suture points are extra meridian points, which have good clinical efficacy for pediatric accumulation of food and chancre, you can pinch and knead the four transverse lines of the first knuckle of the baby’s index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger one by one with the fingernail of the thumb for 5-10 times! The above pediatric massage techniques are more commonly used in the treatment of pediatric food accumulation, and easy to operate. However, the skin of small children is delicate, parents need to pay extra attention to the strength and frequency of the operation, it is recommended that a professional massage practitioner to carry out treatment operations.