Nudging techniques to reduce fever in children

Pediatric fever commonly used massage techniques include clearing Tianhe Shui, retreating six internal organs, fishing for the moon under the water, opening the door to the sky, pushing the kangong, transporting the sun, etc., which can be operated directly on the palm of the child’s hand or upper extremity. 1. Qing Tianheshui: Tianheshui point in the middle of the inner forearm, from the wrist to the elbow cross stripe into a straight line. Clearing the Tianhe Shui, that is, from the wrist cross stripe to the elbow cross stripe, has a therapeutic effect on external fever, hot flashes (a burst of heat), internal heat and other diseases. 2. Retreat six bowels: Retreat six bowels from the forearm ulnar side of the elbow horizontal stripe pushed to the wrist horizontal stripe, enough to clear heat, cool the blood, detoxification, the main treatment of real heat syndrome. 3. The water under the moon is along the child’s little finger, from the tip of the finger downward push, and then back to the palm of the hand, drew an arc, while pushing and blowing cool air. 4. Open the gate of heaven: with the thumb finger at the midpoint of the line between the two eyebrows to the front hairline from bottom to top alternating straight line push. 5. Push the Can Gong: with the side or belly of the thumb from the eyebrow to the tip of the eyebrow to do a straight line push. 6. Run the sun: with the thumb or middle finger end in the eyebrow tip and eye canthus line 1 inch after the midpoint, from here to there to do arc or circular arc running push. Children who have fever symptoms parents want to use pediatric massage therapy, need to go to the regular Chinese medicine hospital for treatment, not blindly operate.