Fever, as a symptom, can occur in various acute and chronic diseases, regardless of external or internal causes. Children, especially those with weak immunity, are more prone to fever due to their vulnerability to external pathogenic heat. So let's take a look at how to use massage to treat fever in children.
Main Symptoms of Fever in Children
The book "Tui Na Guang Yi" states: "In the case of wind-heat, the body is hot and the face is bluish. The mouth is also hot, and there is occasional restlessness. If the heat is severe, constipation may occur, with the fingertips appearing red and purple."
Analysis of Fever Patterns in Children with Wind-Heat
This condition is caused by the combination of wind and heat pathogenic factors. Therefore, the fever is more prominent, while the chills are mild. This clinical feature is reflected in the "hot body and bluish face" symptom. The tongue is considered the "sprout of the heart." When the heat pathogen disturbs the heart, symptoms such as "hot mouth and occasional restlessness" are observed. When the wind-heat pathogen enters the body, the body fluids are damaged, leading to the formation of dryness and stagnation, resulting in symptoms such as severe heat and constipation.
Massage Prescription for Fever in Children with Wind-Heat
Treatment principles: Disperse wind and clear heat, assist in calming the mind, and moisturize dryness and promote bowel movement.
Massage prescription: Manipulate the San Guan points, stimulate the large intestine channel, press the Heart Meridian, regulate the kidney water, perform the Eight Trigrams technique, press the general tendons, stimulate the Heavenly River Water point, perform the Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl technique, and manipulate the Elbow Dipping technique.
Explanation of the Massage Prescription for Fever in Children with Wind-Heat
1. Manipulate the San Guan points, stimulate the Heavenly River Water point, disperse wind and clear heat. Stimulate the large intestine channel to eliminate the heat in the Yangming organs and relieve constipation. Press the Heart Meridian and regulate the kidney water to clear the heat in the heart and kidneys. Press the general tendons, perform the Eight Trigrams technique, and the Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl technique, and manipulate the Elbow Dipping technique to relieve the restlessness caused by heat disturbance in the chest and diaphragm.
2. Massage the Lie Que, He Gu, Feng Chi, and Da Zhui acupoints, known as the "Lie Que Gu Chi Jie Biao Fang." This technique disperses wind and clears heat, promoting sweating and relieving the surface symptoms of wind-heat cold.
Causes and Pathogenesis of Fever in Children with Wind-Heat
In children, the incomplete development of their body and weak defensive function make them more susceptible to external pathogenic factors such as wind and heat. The invasion of wind-heat pathogen often leads to the dysfunction of lung protection and the accumulation of pathogenic heat, resulting in symptoms of fever.
