Pediatric Spleen and Stomach Weakness Tui Na Technique

The massage techniques for children with weak spleen and stomach include rubbing the middle epigastric region, pushing the yin and yang, belly rubbing, and rubbing the foot sanli. Children’s internal organs are delicate, the shape of the gas is not full, and due to dietary disorders and other reasons may cause the spleen and stomach to be more weak, manifested as poor appetite, eating less, epigastric (abdominal) distension and fullness, fatigue (fatigue) and other symptoms, the treatment should be to strengthen the spleen and nourish the stomach. Kneading the middle epigastric region: the middle epigastric region is in the upper abdomen, 4 inches above the umbilicus, on the anterior midline, the healer kneads the middle epigastric region with the end of the finger or the root of the palm. Pushing the yin and yang: the healer uses the end of the thumb to push the yin and yang along the edge of the rib arch angle or from the middle epigastrium to the umbilicus, and pushes them to the sides. Abdominal massage: the practitioner uses the palm or four fingers to massage the abdomen clockwise. Pressing and kneading the foot Sanli: the healer uses the end of the thumb to press and knead the foot Sanli (the outer side of the calf, 3 inches below the eye of the inner knee, 1 transverse finger outside the anterior ridge of the tibia). The above operations, working together, can exert the effects of strengthening the spleen and eliminating food, moving Qi and nourishing the stomach. The specific operation needs to be carried out by a professional physician and should not be done by oneself to avoid risks.