Pediatric health care tui na is a method of tui na designed and used according to the physiological characteristics of children in the absence of disease, which helps children’s growth and development and overall coordinated development. Pediatric health massage is a pediatric massage method aimed at improving the system of children and strengthening the immunity of the organism, which is an effective method for children to prevent and maintain their health before they get sick.
Indications.
All children can do pediatric health massage. Those with balanced physique can promote growth and development through pediatric health massage, so that the body can maintain this balanced state. Those with unbalanced physique, such as children with asthma, those with recurrent respiratory infections, those with weak spleen and stomach, and those with delayed growth and development, can improve their physique and strengthen their immunity through health massage during the remission period of these diseases, so as to get rid of the disease and evil that remain in the body for a long time and make the children become balanced The body is in remission.
Pediatric health care massage is suitable for children who are weak and prone to illness, yellow and thin, with poor appetite and sleep disturbance. Pediatric health care massage includes three major types of techniques: nursing, strengthening and correction. Its operation is easy to be accepted by parents and children because of its light technique, few points, no bias in the yin and yang of acupuncture points, easy method, long course of treatment, slow curative effect, non-toxic side effects, no pain, safe and reliable, etc. In clinical practice, as long as one has patience and insists on carrying out health care massage for children according to the course of treatment, one will achieve obvious results and promote the healthy growth of children.
Nourishing the lungs and preventing sensation.
According to Chinese medicine, children are “thin-skinned and weak”, “lungs are delicate organs”, and they have a weak ability to resist external evil and adapt to external climate change. “The physiological characteristics of the lungs are often inadequate. Whether the external evil is inhaled from the mouth and nose or attacked by the skin and hair, it will affect the function of the lung as the “master of qi” and “secretary of respiration”. Therefore, acute infections of the respiratory system account for a large proportion of pediatric illnesses. Therefore, it is important to provide appropriate protection according to the anatomical and physiological characteristics of children. The techniques described in this section have the function of enhancing the function of the lungs, improving the resistance to external evil and preventing the occurrence of external diseases.
Clearing the lung meridian: The lung meridian points are located on the threaded surface of the ring finger. To operate, push from the terminal fingerprint to the fingertip about 500 times to nourish the lung and strengthen the surface.
Rub the outer labor palm: The outer labor palm is located in the depression on the back of the palm where the 3rd and 4th metacarpals meet. To operate, press and rub this point 300 times.
Take Hegu: Use the thumb and middle finger to apply pressure on the ribbed side, and take the Hegu point for children with relative force, about 30 times.
Open Tianmen: Using both thumbs, push upward from the child’s eyebrows alternately to the edge of the front hairline, about 50 times.
Push Kangu: Using the ribbed surface of both thumbs, push from the center of the child’s eyebrow along the end of the eyebrow to the tip of the eyebrow, about 50 times.
Knead the sun: use the thumb or middle finger to press and knead the solar plexus at the back of the eyebrow tip, 50 times each.
Rub Yingxiang: Use both thumbs to rub the Yingxiang point in the nasolabial groove and 0.5 inch next to the nose, respectively, for about 1 minute.
Take the shoulder well: use the thumb and the middle and show two fingers with relative force to lift the shoulder tendon shoulder well point, about 5 times.
Rubbing the tiantu: Using the end of the middle finger, rub the tiantu point at the upper edge of the sternal notch, about 50 times.
Su lung: hold the child’s chest and back with one palm in front and one in back, rub, shock and pat and push from top to bottom, about 5 to 10 times. This method acts directly on the lungs, and through the vibration of the lungs, it can effectively promote the lungs and dissolve phlegm.
Opening the gui: Gui is also known as the middle of the chest, one inch below the tiantu. The operation consists of four steps, first from the gui points from the top down along the rib gap, to the left and right sides of the push, and then from the turtledove point straight down to the umbilicus, clockwise massage abdomen, and finally from the umbilicus down to the small abdomen. The whole operation is once, a total of five times. This method is one of the descending methods, which can lead the qi of the upper and middle jiao downward, as long as there is qi rebellion, can be used.
Rubbing Fengchi and Fengfu: Fengchi point is located in the lateral recesses of the large tendon at the back of the hair. The Fengfu point is located 1 inch straight up from the middle of the back hairline, in the depression in the middle of the back of the neck. To operate, rub each 10 times. It can generate sweat to relieve the symptoms, wake up the brain and calm the mind, and calm the brain and dispel phlegm. Regularly rubbing Fengchi can prevent colds and wake up the brain and eyes.
Precautions.
1, generally should be done in the early morning, once a day.
2, usually do not dress too heavy.
3, pay attention to diet, do not eat too much cold and greasy things.
4, guide the child to do more exercise exercise.
Spleen health and transport method.
Chinese medicine believes that “the spleen is the essence of the latter day”. The stomach is the sea of water and grain, and the diet enters the stomach and depends on the digestion and absorption of the spleen and stomach. Children are often deficient in spleen and stomach functions, and their digestive and absorption functions are originally inadequate, plus they are not able to adjust themselves to cold and warmth, and are easily injured by diet. It is easy for the spleen and stomach to become dysfunctional, resulting in vomiting, noma, abdominal pain, diarrhea and other digestive disorders. Insufficient function of the spleen makes it difficult to nourish the whole body and affects the function of other internal organs such as the lungs and kidneys, so that the child cannot grow and develop normally. The techniques introduced in this section are based on the physiopathological characteristics of the spleen and stomach of children, and are useful for strengthening the function of the spleen and stomach and promoting the growth and development of children.
Tonic spleen earth: spleen earth is located on the radial side of the thumb from the tip to the root of the finger. To operate, flex the thumb and push from the tip to the root along the radial edge of the thumb about 500 times.
Move the internal bagua: take the center of the palm as the center of the circle, take the radius from the center of the circle to the root of the middle finger as about 2/3 of the radius, push and move once along the circle, 300 times in total.
Knead the middle epigastric: use the end of the middle finger to knead the middle epigastric point in children, about 50 times.
Knead the Dantian: use the root of the palm to knead the Dantian point 2 inches below the umbilicus of the child, about 100 times.
Mo abdomen: the child is placed in a supine position, the operator’s palm or four fingers are placed together on the child’s abdomen, and the whole abdomen is rubbed in a clockwise direction for 500 times.
Foot three miles: foot three miles is located 3 inches below the outer knee, about one horizontal finger on the outside of the tibia. The operation is done by rubbing the acupuncture points on each side 300 times. This point is an important tonic point, with a strong function, and can treat all weaknesses, such as poor development, yellow hair without luster, thin muscles, urine loss, urinary turbidity, lumbar weakness, etc.
Rubbing the spleen: using the ribbed surface of the two fingers, rub 1.5 inches below the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra on the back of the child, about 50 times.
Stomach Yu rubbing: Apply pressure with the ribbed surface of the two fingers and rub 1.5 inches below the spinous process of the 12th thoracic vertebra on the back of the child, about 50 times.
Chiropractic: (omitted, see article “Chiropractic in Chinese medicine”).
Precautions.
1, generally in the early morning on an empty stomach.
2, each operation for a longer period of time, and long-term persistence, the effect is good.
Kidney puzzle method.
Children are in a period of vigorous growth and development, the younger they are the faster they grow.
Chinese medicine believes that “the kidney is the root of the innate nature,” the main body’s growth and development. The healthy growth of children depends on the vitality of the kidney. And the kidney collects essence, essence produces marrow, marrow fills the bones and passes up to the brain, the essence is sufficient to make people wise and smart. If the kidney is deficient, growth and development will be affected, and even “five late” (late teeth, late speech, late hair, late standing, late walking), “five soft” (soft neck, soft mouth, soft hands, soft feet, soft muscles).
Children grow and develop faster, and often have kidney deficiency and insufficiency. For this reason, nourishing the kidneys is as important as strengthening the spleen. Strengthening the spleen can enrich the essence of the kidney, and the kidney energy can help the spleen to transport and transform. The techniques introduced in this section are based on the physiological characteristics of children’s “kidney deficiency” and have the function of nourishing kidney energy and helping growth and development.
Mo fontanelle: Use the finger surface of the middle ring finger to stroke the fontanelle of the child 2 inches above the front hairline, about 100 times.
Knead the inner labyrinth: use the middle finger with the ribbed side to knead in the depression of the 3rd and 4th metacarpal bones in the palm of a child, about 50 times.
Rubbing the middle epigastrium: Apply pressure with the end of the middle finger and rub the middle epigastric point of the child, about 50 times.
Dantian rubbing: use the root of the palm to rub the Dantian point 2 inches below the umbilicus of the child, about 100 times.
Press and knead Sanyinjiao: using the ribbed side of the thumb, knead the Sanyinjiao point 3 inches above the high point of the inner ankle of the child, about 50 times.
Rubbing Yongquan: using the ribbed side of the thumb, knead the Yongquan point at the junction of 1M3 and 2M3 in front of the palm of the child’s foot, about 50 times.
Rubbing kidney Yu: using the ribbed side of the two fingers, rubbing the point 1.5 inches below the spinous process of the 2nd lumbar vertebra on the back of the child, about 50 times.
Rubbing the eight s: Apply pressure with the root of the palm or the small fissure, and rub the eight s points in the sacral area of the child to warm up.
Notes on pediatric health care tui na.
Skin diseases, acute diseases with bleeding tendency or not yet clearly diagnosed, especially when surgical diseases are suspected, should not be treated with Tui Na method.
Before massage, attention should be paid to maintaining a certain temperature in the room, ventilation in summer and warmth in winter. The practitioner should cut short nails to avoid damaging the child’s skin and causing infection. Children’s skin is delicate, so you should prepare lubricants (such as talcum powder, turpentine powder, egg white, soap, etc.) to avoid damaging the skin limbs. When pushing, fix the child’s body position to avoid trauma caused by the child’s agitation, and the surgeon should not be rough, but should be light and soft, smooth and solid, in order to achieve the expected effect.