Pediatric massage is based on the overall concept of Chinese medicine, guided by the theories of yin and yang, five elements, viscera and meridians, and uses various techniques to stimulate acupoints to smooth the meridians and circulate qi and blood to achieve adjustment. A method for organ function, disease treatment and health care purposes.
The treatment system of pediatric massage was formed in the Ming Dynasty, marked by the publication of pediatric massage monographs such as "The Divine Massage Sutra of Bao Ying". The acupoints of pediatric massage include dotted acupoints, linear acupoints, surface acupoints, etc. The operation method emphasizes lightness, softness, smoothness and firmness, and focuses on replenishing and diarrhea techniques and operating procedures. It has good curative effect on common and frequently-occurring diseases, and is good for digestion. It is particularly effective in treating pathological diseases.
Wu Shiji pointed out that "the principle of external treatment is the principle of internal treatment." The treatment principles of pediatric massage are basically the same as those of internal treatment. . Under the guidance of the basic theory of traditional Chinese medicine, it is widely used in children with diarrhea, vomiting, anorexia, constipation, abdominal pain, prolapse, colds, coughs, asthma, fever, enuresis, night crying, muscular torticollis, stiff neck, convulsions, etc. disease, with better results.
Massage medium refers to applying lubricants of different dosage forms on the skin of massage acupoints. The medium can exert the comprehensive therapeutic effect of massage and medicine to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. It can also lubricate and protect the skin, making the technique more flexible and free. Generally speaking, if the disease is a superficial syndrome, you should usually use drugs to relieve the symptoms, such as onion juice, ginger juice, mint juice, etc.; if it is a blood stasis syndrome, you should use drugs that promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, such as safflower chicken ointment; if it is a heat syndrome, Then use cold and cooling drugs as the medium, such as mint juice, pig bile, and light bamboo leaf extract.