In the autumn and winter seasons, the weather changes frequently, and the number of pediatric patients with fever is gradually increasing. In addition to medication, you can also try pediatric massage.
External fever: The child is afraid of cold, has fever without sweating or with little sweating, stuffy nose, cough, clear runny nose, and thin white coating on the tongue.
Along the middle line of the child's inner forearm, push and press from bottom to top; knead Fengchi (the depression between the sternocleidomastoid muscle and the trapezius muscle behind the neck), Quchi (bend the elbow at a right angle, at the end of the horizontal lines at the elbow), Dazhui (between the seventh cervical vertebra and the first thoracic vertebra spinous process), and Shixuan (0.1 inch away from the free edge of the fingertips).
Food stagnation fever: Fever in the afternoon, lower temperature in the morning, higher temperature in the afternoon, the child cries restlessly, and may have belching, acid reflux, bloating, diarrhea, and sour-smelling or undigested stools, with a thick greasy coating on the tongue.
In addition to using the techniques for external fever, treatment should also include pinching the back to resolve food stagnation, and pressing and rubbing Laogong (between the 2nd and 3rd metacarpal bones in the palm, slightly towards the 3rd metacarpal bone, at the tip of the middle finger when making a fist), and Zusanli (located four horizontal finger widths below the outer knee, along the edge of the tibia). At the same time, the child should rest in bed, drink plenty of water, and the fever will generally subside in 2-3 days.
