Massage methods for children's cough and asthma

If children usually have coughs, in addition to good regular treatment, parents can also use certain maintenance methods in daily life to achieve the effect of cough relief. For example, cough and asthma massage is a better method. When the child coughs more severely, you can massage the child's shoulder blades, press and rub the lung points, etc., all of which have a good effect of relieving cough, reducing phlegm and moistening the lungs.

Massage methods for children's cough and asthma

1. Push shoulder blades apart 300 times

Illustrated explanation of massage techniques for treating children's cough. Pictures show the truth and you will understand it at a glance!

Push the shoulder blade apart 300 times. Position: The shoulder blade is also called the scapula or the scapula. Located behind the thorax, it is an inverted triangular flat bone between the 2nd to 7th ribs.

Technique: Use both hands to push from top to bottom along the joints of the shoulder blades in a crescent shape

Operation: It is recommended to use the eight-shaped pushing method, starting from the Jianjing point, along the inner edge of the scapula, pushing from top to bottom and to both sides. The fingers should use some internal force, and the acupoints stimulated include the Jianjing point, Fengmen point, Feishu point and other major acupoints for treating cough.

The operation time and frequency should be no less than 200-300 times each time. Especially for more serious problems, such as bronchitis, pneumonia, etc., the massage time will be longer, 5-10 minutes. You can massage your baby while watching cartoons. The middle technique can be to push separately for a period of time, then rub the lung point, then push separately again, and then rub the lung point alternately.

Efficacy: It has the effects of clearing the lungs and relieving cough. Main indications: It is used to relieve cough and treat acute and chronic tracheitis and bronchial asthma.

2. Massage the lung point for 1 minute

Illustrated explanation of massage techniques for treating children's cough. Pictures show the truth and you will understand it at a glance!

Position: The patient sits or lies prone, and first finds the most prominent spinous process in the neck, which is the spinous process of the 7th cervical vertebra. Touch the spinous process one by one down to the third thoracic vertebra spinous process, and 1.5 inches to the side is the Feishu point

Operation: The patient takes a comfortable prone position, and the operator places the pads of his thumbs on the Feishu points, gradually presses down with force, presses and rubs it, so that the affected area feels sour, numb, swollen and heavy.

Then place the thenar eminence close to the acupoint, press down with a little force, and rub the acupoint back and forth until you feel a local heat sensation and the skin turns slightly red. Then gently knead and massage to relax. Repeat this operation for 5 to 10 minutes, once a day or every other day.

Effect: Stimulating the lung point can enhance respiratory function, increase lung ventilation, vital capacity and oxygen consumption, significantly reduce airway resistance and improve lung function.