Children are prone to getting "heat" in their bodies during seasonal changes or hot and dry weather. This can result in symptoms such as constipation, tonsillitis, and toothaches due to loss of bodily fluids. In addition to changing the child's diet to address bad habits, massage techniques can also be used to help children clear heat and relieve discomfort caused by being "heaty". Below, let's take a look at the illustrated techniques for relieving heat in children through massage.
Retreat of the Six Fu Organs
Location: On the ulnar side of the forearm, from Yin Pool to the elbow, forming a straight line.
Procedure: Use the thumb to push from the wrist to the elbow, known as the Retreat of the Six Fu Organs or Pushing the Six Fu Organs. Repeat the procedure 100-300 times, gradually increasing and then decreasing the pressure.
Effect: Reduces swelling and pain, clears heat and detoxifies. Mainly used for treating symptoms such as fever with excessive sweating, convulsions, mouth ulcers, facial swelling, sore throat, constipation, and mumps.
Pinching and Lifting the Earlobe
Location: Above the auricle, at the top when folding the ear forward.
Procedure: Pinch and lift the earlobe with the thumb and index finger, repeating 10 times, gradually increasing the pressure.
Effect: Clears heat and dispels wind, relieves spasms and pain. Mainly used for treating symptoms such as red, swollen, and painful eyes, acute conjunctivitis, keratitis, and headaches.
Clamping and Lifting the Da Zhui Acupoint
Location: On the midline of the back, in the depression below the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra.
Procedure: Use the thumb and index finger to clamp and lift the Da Zhui acupoint, repeating 100 times, gradually increasing the pressure.
Effect: Clears heat and releases the surface, dispels wind and stops coughing. Mainly used for treating symptoms such as stiff neck, high fever, cough, cold, asthma, and neck strain.
Clearing the Tianhe River Water
Location: On the middle of the anterior forearm, forming a straight line from the wrist to the elbow.
Procedure: Place the index and middle fingers together, use the fingertips to push from the child's wrist to the elbow, repeating the procedure 100 times or until the local skin becomes slightly red.
Effect: Clears heat and releases the surface, relieves restlessness. Mainly used for treating symptoms such as fever due to external causes, restlessness, dry mouth and throat, mouth and tongue ulcers, night crying, cold, and headaches.
Pushing the Four Horizontal Lines
Location: On the palm side, the four horizontal lines between the first interphalangeal joints of the index, middle, ring, and little fingers.
Procedure: Close the four fingers together, use the thumb to push from the horizontal line of the index finger to the horizontal line of the little finger, repeating the procedure 100-300 times.
Effect: Reduces fever and relieves restlessness, dissipates accumulations and aids digestion. Mainly used for treating symptoms such as malnutrition in children, indigestion, abdominal distension, loss of appetite, coughing, fever, and irritability.
