The simple method of extracting the Spleen Yu acupoint for children is to keep the patient in a prone position or lying down, find the Spine Center acupoint under the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebrae, and take the acupoint 1.5 inches to the left and right of it.
Spleen Yu point is from the “Spiritual Pivot – Back Acupuncture” canon in a point, is located in the spine area, the 11th thoracic vertebrae under the spinous process, the back of the center line next to the open 1.5 inches between the pediatric acupuncture point need to let the child to stay prone or prone, the first to find the 11th thoracic vertebrae under the spinous process of the spinal cord in the middle point, as the center point of the left and right sides of 1.5 inches that is for the Spleen Yu point.
Spleen Yu point has the effect of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach and lowering rebelliousness (harmonizing the stomach qi and making the upward rebellious qi descend), and is mainly used for treating abdominal distension, nausea (lack of appetite, reduced food intake), vomiting, diarrhea, dysentery, blood in stool, edema, excessive food and good hunger, emaciation, and back pain, etc. The acupoints need to be correctly taken under the guidance of the professional doctor to carry out acupuncture or acupressure therapy to help improve the symptoms of discomfort of the pediatrics.
The role of children’s spleen point is still more, need to be operated under the guidance of professionals to take the point treatment, so as to avoid other problems.