Fever is a common illness in children, characterized by abnormal elevation of body temperature. According to "Tui Na Guang Yi" by Qing Xiong Yingxiong, there are different types of fever, including real heat, virtual heat, wind heat, accumulated heat, blood heat, and bone steaming heat. Below, we will teach you the massage techniques and diagrams for treating fever in children.
Massage for Children with Real Heat Fever
Clinical symptoms: "Tui Na Guang Yi" states: "For those with real heat, they will have dizziness, red cheeks, heat in the mouth, reddish and painful urination, constipation, and abdominal distension." The fingerprints will be red and purple.
Main principle: Clear heat and promote circulation.
Massage prescription: Massage San Guan (Three Gates), activate the five meridians, massage the large intestine, clear kidney water, activate the internal Ba Gua, massage the bladder, distinguish yin and yang, pull the bright moon, regulate the six viscera, cross the Heavenly River, follow the meridians, and massage the elbows.
Explanation: Massage San Guan, regulate the six viscera, cross the Heavenly River, pull the bright moon, follow the meridians, and distinguish yin and yang are the common methods for dispelling heat and promoting sweating. Clearing kidney water and massaging the bladder are methods to relieve reddish and painful urination. Massaging the large intestine and clearing the hotness in the viscera are used to alleviate constipation. Activating the five meridians, activating the internal Ba Gua, and massaging the elbows are used to relieve symptoms of "heat in the mouth, abdominal distension."
Massage for Children with Virtual Heat Fever
Main symptom: "Tui Na Guang Yi" states: "For those with virtual heat, it is caused by the unsettled qi and blood after illness. The body will be weak and thin, and there will be frequent fever episodes, three to five times a day. This is a case of external heat invading a weak body. It is advisable to regulate the qi and supplement the deficiency, and the heat will naturally subside."
Main principle: Regulate the qi and supplement the deficiency, and the heat will naturally subside.
Massage prescription: Massage San Guan, regulate the six viscera, pull the bright moon, massage the five meridians, pinch the finger joints, activate the internal Ba Gua, pinch the tendons, distinguish yin and yang, follow the meridians, and massage the elbows.
Explanation: Massage San Guan, regulate the six viscera, pull the bright moon, and distinguish yin and yang are methods to relax the muscles and dispel heat. Pinching the finger joints, activating the internal Ba Gua, pinching the tendons, following the meridians, and massaging the elbows are methods to strengthen the viscera, supplement deficiency, and clear virtual heat.
Massage for Children with Wind Heat Fever
Main symptom: "Tui Na Guang Yi" states: "For those with restlessness and heat, the blood and qi are in excess, and the viscera are filled with heat. Both the exterior and interior are hot, and there will be restlessness and discomfort, with the skin being hot and swollen. If the hands, feet, and heart are extremely hot, there will be no restlessness."
Main principle: Disperse wind, clear heat, clear the mind, and relieve restlessness, as well as moisturize and promote bowel movements.
Massage prescription: Massage San Guan, activate the large intestine, pinch the heart meridian, clear kidney water, activate the internal Ba Gua, pinch the tendons, clear the Heavenly River water, perform the Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl technique, and massage the elbows.
Explanation: Massage San Guan, clear the Heavenly River water, and disperse wind and heat. Activating the large intestine is used to clear the heat in the Yangming organs and relieve constipation. Pinching the heart meridian and clearing kidney water are used to clear the heat in the heart and kidneys. Pinching the tendons, activating the internal Ba Gua, performing the Two Dragons Playing with a Pearl technique, and massaging the elbows are used to relieve restlessness caused by heat affecting the chest and diaphragm.
Rubbing and massaging the acupoints Lie Que, He Gu, Feng Chi, and Da Zhui, known as the "Lie Que Gu Chi Jie Biao Fang," are used to disperse wind and heat, promote sweating, and relieve external symptoms of wind heat cold.
Massage for Children with Accumulated Heat Fever
Clinical symptoms: "Tui Na Guang Yi" states: "For those with accumulated heat, there will be swollen eyelids, yellowish face, cold feet, heat from head to abdomen worsening, aversion to smell of food and drink, vomiting, nausea, and abdominal pain. The fingerprints will be deep purple."
Main principle: Clear heat, relieve stagnation, and promote digestion, as well as clear accumulation and promote circulation.
Massage prescription: Massage San Guan, activate the five meridians, massage the spleen, massage the large intestine, clear heart fire, massage the three burners, clear kidney water, activate the internal Ba Gua, pinch the tendons, distinguish yin and yang, pull the bright moon, retreat the six viscera, follow the meridians, rub the elbows.
Explanation: Massage San Guan, retreat the six viscera, follow the meridians, and pull the bright moon are the common methods for relieving heat and promoting circulation. Massage the spleen, activate the internal Ba Gua, are used to strengthen the spleen and stomach and aid digestion. Massage the five meridians, massage the large intestine, clear kidney water, and clear heart fire are used to clear accumulation and heat in the viscera, relieving symptoms of vomiting, nausea. Pinch and massage the tendons, rub the elbows, are used to relieve spasms and pain in the abdomen.
Massage for Children with Blood Heat Fever
Main symptom: The fever occurs every day during the Chen and Si hours, but subsides at night. The fingerprints will be red and purple.
Massage prescription: Massage the Tiger's Mouth and San Guan, retreat the six viscera, distinguish yin and yang, activate the internal Ba Gua, massage the five meridians, pinch the Ten Kings, pinch the tendons, clear kidney water, pull the bright moon, rub the elbows, and follow the meridians.
Explanation: Massage the Tiger's Mouth, San Guan, retreat the six viscera, distinguish yin and yang, pull the bright moon, follow the meridians are the common methods for relaxing the muscles and clearing heat. Clear kidney water, massage the five meridians, pinch the Ten Kings, and pinch the tendons are used to regulate the ying and wei qi, and relieve blood heat. Activating the internal Ba Gua from Li to Kun and Dui to Qian is a treatment that promotes the generation of fire by earth, earth by metal, and metal by water, achieving the function of nourishing the kidneys and clearing blood heat. Rubbing the elbows and massaging the tendons are used to relieve heat in the muscles and connective tissues.
Massage for Children with Bone Steaming Heat Fever
Main symptom: "Tui Na Guang Yi" states: "For those with bone steaming heat, the bones will be hot and steaming, with heat but no coldness. The sweating will stop after waking up. It is not a superficial burn on the skin. The fingerprints will be light purple."
Main principle: Strengthen the spleen, dispel accumulation, nourish yin, and clear heat.
Massage prescription: Massage San Guan, retreat the six viscera, activate the five meridians, distinguish yin and yang, clear the Heavenly River water, pull the bright moon, clear kidney water, pinch the tendons, and massage the large horizontal lines.
Explanation: Massage San Guan, retreat the six viscera, clear the Heavenly River water, and pull the bright moon are the common methods for relaxing the muscles and clearing heat. Massage the large horizontal lines, distinguish yin and yang, pinch the tendons, activate the five meridians are used to regulate the qi and blood flow, harmonize the ying and wei qi, and relieve symptoms of alternating hot and cold. Clear kidney water is used to clear heat from the kidneys. Pinch the tendons and massage the large horizontal lines are used to relieve heat in the muscles and connective tissues.
