Whooping cough is a common respiratory infectious disease in children, caused by Bordetella pertussis. Its main feature is paroxysmal spasmodic cough, accompanied by inspiratory or inspiratory-like whooping sound. Now let's see if massage therapy is effective for whooping cough.
Is massage therapy effective for whooping cough?
Massage therapy for whooping cough has certain benefits.
Massage on related acupoints can help dispel wind and phlegm, regulate the spleen and lungs, clear lung heat, expand the chest and regulate qi, and relieve coughing and other discomfort.
Massage therapy for whooping cough in children
Treatment principle: Clear the lungs and descend qi, suppress cough and transform phlegm.
Treatment methods: Clear the lung meridian, clear the stomach meridian, manipulate the inner eight trigrams, pinch and rub Xiaotianxin, rub the palm's transverse lines, clear Tianhe water, push and rub Renzhong, push Tianzhu bone.
Massage therapy with differential diagnosis and treatment for whooping cough
1. If fever, sweating, and runny nose are present in the early stage of the disease, add pinching and rubbing the Ershanmen acupoint, opening the Tianmen acupoint (pushing together bamboo), and pushing the Kangong acupoint.
2. For children with pale complexion and excessive sweating due to physical weakness, add tonifying the spleen meridian, tonifying the kidney meridian, and rubbing the top of the kidney.
Massage techniques for whooping cough in children
Clear the lung meridian: Hold the child's palm with one hand, and use the thumb pad of the other hand's thumb to push from the root of the child's ring finger to the fingertips, pushing 100-500 times.
Clear the stomach meridian: Hold the child's palm with one hand, and use the thumb of the other hand to push from the root of the child's palm to the base of the thumb, pushing 100-500 times.
Manipulate the inner eight trigrams: Hold the child's hand with one hand, and use the thumb and middle finger of the other hand to press and rub on the palm, starting from Qian Gua and ending at Dui Gua, rotating in a clockwise direction and rubbing 100-500 times.
Pinch and rub Xiaotianxin: Hold the child's four fingers with one hand, with the palm facing up, and rub the tip of the thumb and index finger of the other hand on Xiaotianxin 100-300 times.
Rub the palm's transverse lines: Use the thumb pad to press and rub the palm's transverse lines in a clockwise direction 50-100 times.
Clear Tianhe water: Close the index finger and middle finger together, and use the fingertip to push from the wrist lines to the elbow lines 100 times.
Push and rub Renzhong: Close the index finger and middle finger together, and use the fingertip to push and rub Renzhong for 1-2 minutes, with slight redness of the local skin as the degree.
Push Tianzhu bone: Use the thumb pad to push Tianzhu bone from top to bottom 100-200 times, with the intensity gradually increasing, and slight redness of the local skin as the degree.
Pinch and rub Ershanmen: Hold the child's hand with one hand, palm facing down, use the thumb of the other hand to pinch and press Ershanmen 3-5 times, and then use the thumb pad to rub in a clockwise direction 100-300 times.
Open Tianmen: Use the thumb pad to push from the center of the eyebrows to the hairline, with slight redness of the forehead skin as the degree, and perform regular massage 30-50 times.
Push Kangong: Use the thumb pad to push from the center of the eyebrows to the ends of the eyebrows, with the intensity gradually increasing, and slight redness of the forehead skin as the degree, and perform regular massage 30-50 times.
Nursing do's and don'ts for whooping cough
1. In addition to massage therapy, combination with Chinese and Western medicine treatment can achieve better results.
2. When discovering children with whooping cough, they should be isolated, and the isolation environment should pay attention to air circulation and adequate lighting.
