Pediatric asthma is a chronic non-specific inflammation of the lungs. It often occurs suddenly during the night or early morning. In addition to staying away from asthma triggers, parents can also use massage techniques to help relieve discomfort in babies with asthma. Let's take a look at the illustrations of pediatric massage for treating asthma.
Causes of Baby Asthma
Internal factors: 1. Accumulation of phlegm; 2. Deficiency of kidney qi; 3. Weak constitution; 4. Deficiency of spleen and kidney.
External factors: 1. Invasion of external pathogenic factors; 2. Suitable diet; 3. Excessive fatigue; 4. Emotional stress.
Asthma can be divided into two categories: real asthma and virtual asthma. Real asthma includes wind-cold type and phlegm type; virtual asthma includes kidney deficiency type and lung deficiency type.
Massage Techniques for Wind-Cold Type Asthma
Main symptoms: Severe asthma symptoms, usually accompanied by cold-like symptoms such as headache and aversion to cold, fever and hot body without sweating, and difficulty in excretion with dry stool and red and painful urination.
Main acupoints: 1. Rub Xiaotianxin acupoint for 5 minutes, rub Yiwo Feng acupoint for 3 minutes; 2. Promote and supplement kidney meridian for 5 minutes, promote Qingtianhe water for 1 minute, promote Qingbanmen acupoint for 5 minutes.
Effects of main acupoints: Rubbing Xiaotianxin and Yiwo Feng can open the meridians and disperse cold.
Supplementary acupoints: 1. Reverse the movement of Neibagua for 2 minutes, promote the four horizontal lines for 4 minutes; 2. Rub Xiaohengwen for 5 minutes, promote the lung meridian for 5 minutes, promote the lower six fu organs for 5 minutes; 3. Rub Erlin Shangma for 3 minutes.
Effects of supplementary acupoints: Reversing the movement of Neibagua and promoting the four horizontal lines can harmonize stomach qi, alleviate chest tightness and shortness of breath, and relieve abdominal distension; rubbing Xiaohengwen, promoting the lung meridian, and promoting the lower six fu organs can alleviate cough and asthma, resolve phlegm and stop coughing, and promote the flow of qi and relieve constipation; rubbing Erlin Shangma acupoint can clear heat and promote diuresis, consolidate the therapeutic effect.
Massage Techniques for Phlegm Type Asthma
Main symptoms: Children with this type of asthma usually have phlegm in their throat, which is often purulent. They also experience shortness of breath, loss of appetite, and symptoms of nausea and dry heaving. They may have a sallow complexion and sticky stools.
Main acupoints: 1. Promote and supplement the spleen meridian for 7 minutes, rub Yiwo Feng acupoint for 4 minutes; 2. Rub Wailaogong acupoint for 4 minutes; 3. Promote and supplement the kidney meridian for 7 minutes, rub Erlin Shangma for 5 minutes; 4. Promote the lung meridian for 5 minutes.
Effects of main acupoints: Promoting and supplementing the spleen meridian and rubbing Yiwo Feng can strengthen the spleen and resolve phlegm, which is the fundamental treatment method; rubbing Wailaogong can warm and supplement kidney yang and promote the recovery of the spleen; promoting and supplementing the kidney meridian and rubbing Erlin Shangma can supplement kidney water, warm and supplement kidney yang, and transform phlegm and fluid into urine; promoting the lung meridian can resolve phlegm and stop coughing.
Supplementary acupoints: 1. Reverse the movement of Neibagua for 2 minutes, promote the four horizontal lines for 4 minutes; 2. Rub Hegu acupoint for 1 minute; 3. Rub Xiaotianxin for 5 minutes, rub Xiaohengwen for 1 minute; 4. Promote Qingtianhe water for 1 minute, pinch and squeeze Shenzhu acupoint.
Effects of supplementary acupoints: Reversing the movement of Neibagua and promoting the four horizontal lines can promote digestion and increase appetite; rubbing Hegu can relieve nausea and vomiting; rubbing Xiaotianxin and Xiaohengwen can alleviate cough; promoting Qingtianhe water and pinching and squeezing Shenzhu acupoint can clear heat, promote diuresis, and consolidate the therapeutic effect.
Massage Techniques for Kidney Deficiency Type Asthma
Main symptoms: Children with this type of asthma have difficulty breathing, usually breathing in less and breathing out more. Their symptoms worsen with slight exercise. They have a bluish complexion, weak body, and fatigue.
Main acupoints: 1. Promote and supplement the kidney meridian for 15 minutes; 2. Rub Xiaotianxin acupoint for 2 minutes; 3. Promote Qingbanmen for 5 minutes, reverse the movement of Neibagua for 2 minutes; 4. Promote the lung meridian for 5 minutes.
Effects of main acupoints: Promoting and supplementing kidney water is the fundamental treatment method; rubbing Xiaotianxin can expel pathogenic factors and relieve surface conditions; promoting Qingbanmen and reversing the movement of Neibagua can alleviate breathing difficulties, increase appetite; promoting the lung meridian can balance kidney qi and lung qi, and relieve cough symptoms.
Supplementary acupoints: 1. Rub Xiaohengwen for 5 minutes; 2. Rub Erlin Shangma for 5 minutes; 3. Promote Qingtianhe water for 1 minute.
Effects of supplementary acupoints: Rubbing Xiaohengwen can relieve cough and asthma; rubbing Erlin Shangma can consolidate kidney qi and alleviate cough and asthma; promoting Qingtianhe water can clear heat, promote diuresis, and consolidate the therapeutic effect.
Massage Techniques for Lung Deficiency Type Asthma
Main symptoms: Children with this type of asthma have shortness of breath and a low, hoarse voice. They may have a low-grade fever, thin and loose stools, pale complexion, and a weak body.
Main acupoints: 1. Promote and supplement the spleen meridian for 7 minutes; 2. Rub Yiwo Feng acupoint for 4 minutes; 3. Reverse the movement of Neibagua for 2 minutes, promote the four horizontal lines for 4 minutes; 4. Rub Xiaotianxin for 3 minutes, rub Xiaohengwen for 5 minutes.
Effects of main acupoints: Promoting and supplementing the spleen meridian can strengthen the spleen and benefit the lungs; rubbing Yiwo Feng can resolve dampness and turbidity in the body; reversing the movement of Neibagua and promoting the four horizontal lines can balance stomach qi, promote digestion, eliminate abdominal distension, and increase appetite; rubbing Xiaotianxin and Xiaohengwen can effectively relieve cough and asthma symptoms.
Supplementary acupoints: 1. Promote and supplement the Shen meridian for 7 minutes, promote Qingbanmen for 5 minutes; 2. Rub Erlin Shangma for 5 minutes, promote Qingtianhe water for 1 minute; 3. Rub Wailaogong for 4 minutes.
Effects of supplementary acupoints: Promoting and supplementing the kidney meridian can clear heat and nourish yin; rubbing Erlin Shangma and promoting Qingtianhe water can clear heat, promote diuresis, and promote bowel movements; rubbing Wailaogong can warm and nourish the lower jiao and relieve loose stools.
