Rubella, also known as "wind rash" because of its shape resembling the character "痧" in Chinese, is caused by the invasion of external wind-heat pathogenic factors through the mouth and nose, which then stagnate in the lung and skin. It manifests as a skin disease due to the struggle between the pathogenic factors and the body's qi and blood. If the pathogenic factors stagnate in the lung, the treatment focuses on dispelling wind and clearing heat. If the pathogenic factors invade the nutrient division, the treatment focuses on clearing heat and detoxification. Let's take a look at the massage therapy for rubella in children.
Clinical Symptoms of Rubella in Children
Type of Rubella with Lung Stagnation
Fever, aversion to wind, sneezing, runny nose, mild cough, fatigue, poor appetite, pale red rash starting from the head and face, then spreading to the trunk and limbs in a uniform distribution. The rash is sparse, small, and itchy. The tongue coating is thin and white, the tongue is slightly red, and the fingerprints are purplish.
Type of Rubella with Excessive Pathogenic Heat
High fever with red face, thirst with desire to drink, restlessness, bright red or dark purple rash with dense spots, scanty and yellow urine, red tongue body, dry yellow coating, and purplish fingerprints.
Analysis of Symptoms of Rubella in Children
Lung and Wei Stagnation Type: When the pathogenic factors of wind-heat invade the lung and stomach, symptoms such as fever, aversion to wind, sneezing, and coughing appear. The pale red rash with sparse spots is the external manifestation of the pathogenic factors penetrating the rash, and the skin becomes itchy due to the excessive wind. The thin yellow tongue coating, slightly red tongue, and purplish fingerprints indicate the presence of wind-heat.
Excessive Pathogenic Heat Type: The excessive pathogenic heat causes high fever, thirst, scanty urine, and involvement of the nutrient division. Restlessness, bright red rash with dense spots, red tongue body, dry yellow coating, and purplish fingerprints are signs of excessive heat in the blood.
Massage Therapy for Rubella with Lung Stagnation
Treatment principles: Dispelling wind, clearing heat, promoting rash eruption, and relieving itching.
Massage techniques: Pushing and gathering the bamboo points, pushing and pressing the Kan Palace, manipulating the bone behind the ear, pushing the three joints of the tiger's mouth, clearing the lung meridian, kneading the lung shu points, wind gate, and rubbing Yun Tai Yuan.
Analysis of Massage Therapy for Rubella with Lung Stagnation
When wind-heat pathogenic factors invade externally, pushing and gathering the bamboo points and pressing the Kan Palace, manipulating the bone behind the ear, and pushing the three joints of the tiger's mouth help to clear the head and relieve the external pathogenic factors. Kneading the lung shu points, wind gate, and rubbing Yun Tai Yuan help to clear and relieve the heat and stagnation in the lung and Wei. Yun Tai Yuan is the original point of the lung meridian of the hand Tai Yin, the acupoint of the five-shu points, and the main point of the lung meridian. Massaging and rubbing Yun Tai Yuan can stimulate the qi of the lung meridian, allowing the wind-heat pathogenic factors to be expelled through the skin.
Massage Therapy for Rubella with Excessive Pathogenic Heat
Treatment principles: Clearing heat, detoxification, promoting rash eruption, and relieving itching.
Massage techniques: Clearing the celestial river water, kneading the small celestial heart, the nest of wind, pinching and rubbing the two fan points, clearing the lung meridian, stomach meridian, kneading the lung shu points, and pushing the spine.
Analysis of Massage Therapy for Rubella with Excessive Pathogenic Heat
Due to the excessive heat pathogenic factors, massage techniques such as clearing the celestial river water, pushing the spine, clearing the stomach meridian, kneading the small celestial heart, and clearing heat and detoxification, promote the eruption of the rash and relieve itching. Kneading the nest of wind and pinching and rubbing the two fan points induce sweating and relieve the external pathogenic factors. Clearing the lung meridian, kneading the lung shu points, and promoting lung ventilation and clearing heat help the rash to erupt and expel the pathogenic factors.
