Is pediatric massage effective in reducing fever?

In traditional Chinese medicine, there are many good treatment methods, such as acupuncture, cupping, etc., which can not only regulate the body, but more importantly, they can directly treat diseases. In addition to cupping and acupuncture, there is also a method of massage to treat diseases in traditional Chinese medicine, which is used quite frequently in daily life. So, is pediatric massage effective in reducing fever?

The human body, in addition to anatomical organs, tissues, tiny cells, proteins and other structures, also has invisible qi. Meridians and acupoints are another form of existence. Qi transformation and meridians and acupoints are difficult to be clearly confirmed in anatomy, but they are a fact.

If you know how to breathe and meditate, or have practiced Tai Chi to a certain level, you can experience the "qi sensation" or feel the circulation of the meridians.

Massage is a method of applying specific techniques to certain parts or acupoints on the patient's body surface to adjust the body's physiological and pathological states. The targets of pediatric massage generally refer to babies under 6 years old, especially infants under 3 years old. Massage has irreplaceable advantages over drug therapy in treating common childhood diseases.

Pediatric massage has its own "specific acupoints":

They are mostly distributed below the elbow and knee joints of the limbs where the meridian qi is relatively active, especially on the palms and backs of the hands as the ancients said, "all the meridians of children converge in the two palms." These specific acupoints are sensitive to external stimuli such as manipulation, and are easy to receive and transmit treatment information to related organs, thereby playing a role in curing and preventing diseases. During childhood, the meridian Qi in the palms and forearms is stronger, and the Shaoyang body of children is like the sprouting of plants, so the Qi in the meridians is easily mobilized, and the effect is more obvious than that of adults.

Pediatric massage can be used to treat fever in children.

It has been recorded since ancient times that acupuncture points on children can treat fever. As recorded in the "Massage Classic", "pinching the general tendons and crossing the Tianhe water can clear the heart meridian, cure sores in the mouth, hot flashes all over the body, crying at night, and cramps in the limbs, and cure hot flashes in the triple burner, six internal organs, and five hearts."

There are many records of massage for reducing fever in clinical practice in later generations, and modern research has also confirmed that it is an effective method of reducing fever.