Asthma is a common respiratory disease in children, characterized by paroxysmal wheezing and prolonged expiration. The "wheezing" refers to the wheezing sound in the throat during breathing, and "asthma" refers to rapid breathing. The disease has a higher incidence in spring and autumn, often recurring, and is triggered by sudden changes in climate. Let's take a look at how to massage to relieve childhood asthma.
Massage methods for cold-induced asthma in children
Main symptoms: coughing, wheezing in the throat, white foamy sputum, aversion to cold, pale complexion, cold limbs, no thirst, thin white or greasy tongue coating, floating and tight pulse, pale fingerprints.
Treatment principles: warming the lungs and resolving phlegm, stopping coughing and relieving asthma.
Massage methods:
Reinforce the spleen meridian: Use the thumb to push the spiral surface of the thumb tip 100-500 times in the direction of the finger root.
Rub the Banmen acupoint: Use the thumb to rub 100-300 times on the plane of the metacarpophalangeal joint.
Clear the lung meridian: Use the index and middle fingers to push the spiral surface of the distal phalanx of the ring finger 100-500 times in the direction of the fingertip.
Rub the Outer Laogong acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Outer Laogong acupoint on the back of the palm, which is opposite to the Inner Laogong acupoint, 100-300 times.
Rub the palm transverse crease: Use the thumb to rub the transverse crease of the palm under the root of the little finger 100-500 times.
Push the San Guan acupoint: Use the index and middle fingers to straightly push the radial side of the forearm 100-300 times, pushing from the wrist to the elbow.
Massage the Feng Chi acupoint: Use both thumbs to rub the depression between the occipital protuberance and the mastoid process 100-300 times.
Insert the Bee's Hole: Use both thumbs to press and rub the Yingxiang acupoint, which is 0.5 inches beside the nasolabial groove and the side of the nostril, 20-30 times.
Rub the Tian Tu acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the depression 0.5 inches above the upper border of the sternum on the midline of the sternal incision 10-15 times.
Rub the Shen Zhong acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Shen Zhong acupoint, which is between the two nipples, 50-100 times.
Rub the Ru Gen acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Ru Gen acupoint, which is 0.2 inches below the nipples, 20-50 times.
Rub the Ru Pang acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Ru Pang acupoint, which is 0.2 inches beside the nipples, 20-50 times.
Rub the Fei Yu acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Fei Yu acupoint, which is 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, 100-300 times.
Press, pluck, knead, and rub: Use both palms to rub from the armpits to the Tian Shu acupoint 50-100 times.
Massage methods for heat-induced asthma in children
Main symptoms: coughing, wheezing, thick and yellow sputum, red face with fever, fullness and stuffiness in the chest and diaphragm, thirst for cold drinks, yellow and dry urine and stools, red tongue with thin yellow coating, slippery and rapid pulse, purple fingerprints.
Treatment principles: clearing the lungs and resolving phlegm, reducing qi and relieving asthma.
Massage methods:
Clear the Banmen acupoint: Use the thumb to push back and forth on the palm at the metacarpophalangeal joint 100-500 times.
Clear the lung meridian: Use the index and middle fingers to push the spiral surface of the distal phalanx of the ring finger 100-500 times in the direction of the fingertip.
Clear the large intestine meridian: Use the thumb to push along the radial side of the index finger 100-500 times in the direction of the fingertip.
Run the Nei Bagua: Use the thumb to run along the inner Ba Gua of the palm in a clockwise direction 100-300 times.
Rub the palm transverse crease: Use the thumb to rub the transverse crease of the palm under the root of the little finger 100-300 times.
Retreat the six fu organs: Use the index and middle fingers to straightly push the ulnar side of the forearm 100-300 times, pushing from the elbow to the wrist.
Rub the Tian Tu acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the depression 0.5 inches above the upper border of the sternum on the midline of the sternal incision 10-15 times.
Push down the Shen Zhong acupoint: Use the thumb to push down from the Tian Tu acupoint to the Shen Zhong acupoint 50-100 times.
Dividedly push the scapula: Use both thumbs to push down separately from the inner edge of the scapula 100-200 times.
Rub the Fei Yu acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Fei Yu acupoint, which is 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, 100-300 times.
Press, pluck, knead, and rub: Use both palms to rub from the armpits to the Tian Shu acupoint 50-100 times.
Massage methods for the remission period of childhood asthma
Main symptoms: aversion to cold with spontaneous sweating, shortness of breath and fatigue, coughing with more sputum, poor appetite with loose stools, susceptibility to colds, pale tongue with thin coating, weak or deep and thin pulse, pale fingerprints.
Treatment principles: invigorating the spleen and benefiting the lungs, tonifying the kidneys and regulating qi.
Massage methods:
Reinforce the spleen meridian: Use the thumb to push the spiral surface of the thumb tip 100-500 times in the direction of the finger root.
Reinforce the lung meridian: Use the index and middle fingers to push the spiral surface of the distal phalanx of the ring finger 100-500 times in the direction of the fingertip.
Reinforce the kidney meridian: Use the index and middle fingers to push the spiral surface of the distal phalanx of the little finger 100-500 times in the direction of the fingertip.
Rub the Shang Ma acupoint: Use the thumb to rub 100-500 times on the depression behind the metacarpophalangeal joint of the ring and little fingers on the dorsal side of the hand.
Rub the Outer Laogong acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Outer Laogong acupoint on the back of the palm, which is opposite to the Inner Laogong acupoint, 100-300 times.
Run the Earth into the Water: Use the thumb to run along the palm edge from the thenar eminence to the ulnar side of the little finger 100-300 times.
Press and rub the Ding Chuan acupoint: Use the thumb to press and rub the Ding Chuan acupoint, which is 0.5 inches beside the vertebral spine, 50-100 times.
Rub the Fei Yu acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Fei Yu acupoint, which is 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the spinous process of the 3rd thoracic vertebra, 50-100 times.
Rub the Pi Yu acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the Pi Yu acupoint, which is 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the spinous process of the 11th thoracic vertebra, 50-100 times.
Rub the San Jiao Yu acupoint: Use the thumb to rub the San Jiao Yu acupoint, which is 1.5 inches beside the lower edge of the spinous process of the 1st lumbar vertebra, 50-100 times.
Daily care for childhood asthma
1. During an asthma attack, it is important to let the child rest in a quiet environment and keep the indoor air fresh.
2. The diet should be light and easily digestible, avoiding salty, sweet, and cold foods.
3. During the remission period, it is important to strengthen nutrition, get more sunlight, engage in appropriate outdoor activities, improve physical fitness, and prevent colds.
