Intestinal spasm is a paroxysmal abdominal pain caused by intense contractions of the abdominal wall smooth muscles. It is most common in acute abdominal pain in children and can occur in infants to school-age children. The treatment principle for this condition is to promote digestion and relieve stagnation, regulate qi, and alleviate pain. So, is pediatric intestinal spasm massage effective?
Is pediatric intestinal spasm massage effective?
Pediatric intestinal spasm massage has a certain therapeutic effect.
Pediatric intestinal spasm belongs to "intestinal qi disease" in traditional Chinese medicine. It is mostly caused by changes in climate and improper care, leading to invasion of cold air and condensation of cold pathogenic factors in the intestines. This leads to qi stagnation, meridian blockage, and blood stasis, resulting in severe abdominal pain. Through massage of relevant acupoints, it can regulate the spleen and stomach, strengthen the body, eliminate pathogenic factors, promote meridian circulation, and tonify qi. This can suppress sympathetic nerve excitement, improve blood circulation, and relieve intestinal spasms.
Strengthening the Spleen Channel 100 times
The patient lies supine, and the masseur stands on the side of the patient. One hand supports the patient's forearm, and the other hand uses the thumb's spiral surface to rotate and push in a clockwise direction on the patient's thumb's distal phalanx's spiral surface. Alternatively, the masseur can flex the patient's thumb and use the thumb's spiral surface to push straight from the radial side of the patient's thumb to the palm's base, repeatedly performing this action 100 times.
Clearing the Large Intestine 100 times
The patient lies supine, and the masseur stands on the side of the patient. One hand supports the patient's forearm, and the other hand uses the thumb's spiral surface to push straight from the radial side of the patient's index finger, from the tiger's mouth to the tip of the index finger, pushing 100 times.
Activating the Internal Eight Trigrams 100 times
The patient lies supine, and the masseur stands on the side of the patient. One hand supports the patient's four fingers, making the palm face up. The other hand uses the index and middle fingers to hold the patient's thumb and rotate it in a clockwise direction from the patient's palm base. Repeat this action 100 times. The operation should be gentle and not forceful, slow and not hurried, with circular friction and pushing on the surface of the body.
Plucking the Stomach Corners 5-8 times
The patient lies supine, and the masseur stands on the side of the patient. Use both thumbs, index fingers, and middle fingers to pluck the stomach corner acupoints (2 inches below the navel, 2 inches apart) 5-8 times.
Rubbing the Gate of the Plate 300 times
The patient lies supine, and the masseur stands on the side of the patient. One hand supports the patient's forearm, and the other hand uses the thumb's spiral surface to rub the patient's palm at the metacarpophalangeal joint as the "gate of the plate," repeatedly performing this action about 300 times.
Pushing the Four Transverse Lines 100 times
The four transverse lines are located at the first interphalangeal joint crease on the palmar side of the child's index finger, middle finger, ring finger, and little finger. When performing this technique, the patient lies supine, and the masseur stands on the side of the patient. One hand grips the patient's palm, making the four fingers straight and close together, palm facing up. The other hand, with four fingers together, pushes from the index finger's transverse line to the little finger's transverse line, repeating this action 100 times.
