How to do massage for pediatric fever

Pediatric fever, if caused by external wind-cold, massage should calm the liver, clear the lungs, kneading a nest of wind; if caused by external wind-heat, massage should calm the liver, clear the lungs, clearing the water of the River Tianhe; if combined with food accumulation, massage can be added to transport eight trigrams (a kind of massage in the hands of the child), clearing the spleen meridian. Liver calming refers to pushing the root of the index finger to the tip of the finger, with the effect of calming the liver and extinguishing wind (regulating the function of the liver to get rid of internal wind), relieving heat and suppressing fright, and opening up depression and removing vexation; lung clearing refers to pushing the root of the ring finger to the tip of the finger, with the effect of clearing the lungs to reduce heat. Rub a nest of wind refers to kneading the back of the child’s hand with the fingers in the middle of the wrist transverse lines of the depression, the effect is to warm the pain (by warming the spleen and stomach to relieve pain), dispersal of wind-cold; clearing the water of the Tianhe River refers to the forearm along the upper limb of the inner median, from the wrist transverse lines to elbow transverse lines of the elbow, the effect of clearing the heat in addition to the annoyance. Run Bagua refers to the palm to the root of the finger 2/3 of the radius for the circle, with the thumb around the circle gently kneading, efficacy for the regulation of qi phlegm (regulating the body’s qi to resolve phlegm), stagnation and elimination of food; clear spleen meridian refers to the radial side of the thumb root pushed to the tip of the finger, efficacy of the clearing of heat and dissolution of dampness, phlegm and vomiting. Pediatric massage requires a high level of manipulation and needs to be operated by a professional massage therapist. Individuals should not operate on their own for their children in order to avoid adverse consequences.