In the eyes of many people, pediatric massage is just about touching a child's fingers, pushing their arms, rubbing their belly, and pinching their back. It seems very simple. But in fact, it's not. Pediatric massage, as an important part of traditional Chinese medicine massage, has the advantages of a wide range of treatment, miraculous effects, and no toxic side effects. It can be used for long-term prevention of diseases and promote the growth and development of children.
Pediatric massage is based on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine differentiation. It uses massage techniques on specific acupoints to achieve the purpose of dredging meridians, regulating organs, harmonizing qi and blood, and balancing yin and yang. It is a painless, almost drug-free, and shortened course of treatment and health care method, avoiding the physical and psychological harm caused by children taking medication, injections, and the side effects of drugs.
Massage applied to the growing body of children can directly promote their growth and development. For example, research on massage for children with short stature has shown that it can significantly promote their growth. Treatment of cerebral palsy has also shown that massage can improve brain function and intelligence. Massage can also enhance children's spleen and stomach function, promote food intake, digestion, and absorption.
Pediatric massage can treat more than 80% of the diseases that children suffer from, such as common cold, runny nose, cough, fever, loss of appetite, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain, constipation, night sweats, as well as newborns' milk regurgitation, night crying, and bedwetting. Pediatric massage is suitable for infants and young children aged six months to three years old. It is almost effective for the common diseases in this stage. For children aged three to six years old or older, the massage time should be increased, and acupoints can also be added. The effect is equally remarkable.
The pathological characteristics of pediatric diseases determine that they are prone to occur and change rapidly. Improper or untimely treatment can affect the prognosis of the disease. Therefore, massage therapy should be performed by professional physicians and, if necessary, combined with internal treatment for synergistic treatment.
Precautions for Pediatric Massage
Many mothers initially choose to take their children to see Western doctors. When they find that medications, injections, and saline drips are ineffective for their children, some mothers will reluctantly bring their children to see Chinese doctors. After trying it out, they find that the effect is very good, and gradually become fans of traditional Chinese medicine. The advantage of traditional Chinese medicine is that it has minimal side effects and good therapeutic effects. The disadvantage is that Chinese medicine needs to be cooked and it tastes bad. Traditional Chinese medical treatment requires persistence.
Spinal manipulation is a type of massage. Pediatric spinal manipulation mainly applies massage techniques such as pinching and pressing to the bladder meridian on the back. Through spinal manipulation stimulation, it can enhance physical fitness, regulate organs, and cure diseases.
Parents should be cautious when learning pediatric massage.
