【Pediatric Tuina】What to do if your baby has hiccups, Pediatric Tuina will help
Hiccups in children
Hiccups are a common symptom in infancy. Constant hiccups are caused by spasm of the diaphragm and continuous contraction of the diaphragm.
Hiccups after meals, which is called "qi machine reversal" in traditional Chinese medicine, refers to the sound of qi from the stomach to the upper and upper levels, out of the throat, Chinese medicine believes that the spleen qi is mainly rising, the stomach qi is mainly descending, if there is a problem with the absorption function of the stomach, the stomach qi does not follow the original path, it will go up retrograde, and then it will hiccups, so the treatment of children's hiccups after meals is fundamentally to regulate stomach qi.
Pediatric hiccup manipulation
1. Cleanse the stomach 100-300 times
Location: The gastric meridian is located in a straight line on the radial side of the thumb;
Technique: Use the thumb to push from the lateral edge of the child's palmar to the base of the thumb;
Function: Pushing the stomach meridian can clear the coke dampness and heat, reduce the stomach reversal, diarrhea stomach fire, remove annoyance and quench thirst.
2. Push 50-100 times
Location: The celestial protrusion point is located at the midpoint of the two clavicles, in the center of the suprasternal fossa. The middle of the papillae is located at the midpoint of the line between the two nipples;
Technique: Use the radial edge of the thumb to push straight down from the celestial protrusion to the child's middle acupoint;
Purpose: Wide-chested and qi-regulating.
3. Push down the pillar bone 10-20 times
Location: Located at the back of the neck in the middle of the hairline in the upper inch to the large vertebra in a straight line;
Technique: Push straight down from top to bottom with the thumb or index and middle fingers 30-50 times;
Function: Reduces inversion and relieves nausea.