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Is child chiropractic really suitable for every baby? Massage for children is just a nursing method. Let's get to know it together today ~
Upper or lower chiropractic?
Generally, chiropractic in children's massage textbooks and health books refers to upper chiropractic (bottom-up), but in practical application, there will also be lower chiropractic (top-down). But most parents only know chiropractic, because daily health care is rarely used.
The upper or lower spine has different indications. To understand its applicable symptoms, we should know the principle of chiropractic.
Chiropractic is performed on the bladder meridian and du meridian of the back;
Upper chiropractic is from Changqiang point (near the tip of coccyx) to Dazhui point. Du meridian is in charge of the yang of the whole body, and several main acupoints on Du meridian are all acupoints for rising yang. According to the principle of meridian massage "reinforcing along meridian and purging against meridian", the purpose of chiropractic along du meridian from bottom to top is to promote yang, which belongs to reinforcing method.
The order of lower chiropractic is opposite to that of lower chiropractic, which has the functions of clearing away heat and purging fire, moistening intestines and relaxing bowels. It belongs to purgative therapy, and is usually used to treat excess heat syndrome, such as fever or constipation, and is rarely used for health care. In practical application, the middle and lower chiropractic is often only pinched or replaced by pushing back.
For example, children with excess heat syndrome have a fever, and pushing back after hand acupoint massage (from Dazhui point to Changqiang point) can effectively speed up the fever reduction.
Upper chiropractic can mobilize yang, warm the kidney and strengthen the spleen, and transport the spleen and kidney. At the same time, chiropractic has a direct impact on kidney, spleen and lung through a series of important acupuncture points on the bladder meridian of the back. Because the fundamental purpose of upper chiropractic is to tonify yang, it is more suitable for symptoms such as food accumulation, constipation, diarrhea, cold and so on.
For children with vegetarian yang deficiency, the yang will be improved, the resistance will naturally be enhanced, and the appetite will be better.
For excess heat syndrome or internal heat syndrome due to yin deficiency, it is not suitable for regular chiropractic, otherwise the internal fire will be crowded more and more, and constipation, sores on the mouth and tongue, increased night sweats, irritability and even fever at night may occur.
Some experts emphasize that chiropractic is divided by seven years old (nominal age), from bottom to top before seven years old and from top to bottom after seven years old. Is physical fitness directly related to age? Could it be that people under the age of seven are all yang deficiency, and those over the age of seven are all yin deficiency?
The upper chiropractic tonic will help heat up, and heat will accelerate the body's function. Therefore, it is necessary to stop according to the different physical conditions of the child. It is not necessary to pinch more every day, usually 3 to 9 times, and it is useless to pinch more.
Some parents blindly believe in the health care function of chiropractic, thinking that the more kneading, the better. They pinch their children ten or twenty times a day and continue to pinch them in the morning and evening. If we persist for a long time, it will cause more serious harm.
Special reminder, because chiropractic will aggravate stomach fire, children with strong stomach and weak spleen are the kind of children who feel underfed and easy to eat after eating too much. Parents must not massage their children often. Such children are not uncommon now.
Some parents ask, my child is easy to catch a cold, but a little constipated, but not easy to get angry, or some say that the child can't tell what constitution it is, and it is neither easy to get angry nor easy to catch a cold, but he really wants to give his child chiropractic care.
In this case, parents are advised to give their children chiropractic in the morning, push their backs from top to bottom at night, or rub Sanyinjiao and Yongquan points for their children after chiropractic in the morning, which can prevent children from getting angry to some extent. However, for children with obvious excess heat, it is still not recommended to give them chiropractic regularly.
Matters needing attention
In addition, it should be noted that the side effects of chiropractic mentioned above are long-term cumulative consequences. If you pinch it once or twice at ordinary times, no matter which direction, there will generally be no obvious side effects.
For example, for some sweatless high fever, you can pinch the upper and lower chiropractic, with the aim of sweating and reducing fever. In this case, it is appropriate to use heavy manual stimulation to achieve the purpose of relieving exterior syndrome, sweating and reducing fever, but the direction is not the key. The usual chiropractic care depends on the child's age and physique, and adopts a relatively gentle method.
Spinal massage skills
1~3 times: only pinch. After holding the spine, lift it up twice, and wipe the spine with the backhand of 2, 3 and 4 fingers until the coccyx; Then pick up the meat on the coccyx and start the second time. ......
4th ~ 5th time: Pick up the coccyx and lift it up, and then lift it twice, that is, one, two, one, two ... Don't mention the ribs, and press it back by the old method until the Dazhui.
general idea
1. You must lift it twice to pinch Dazhui.
2. Be sure to wipe it clean after reaching Dazhui.
3. the fourth and fifth time, mention the first coccyx, not the ribs.
4. After kneading for five times, knead it back and forth with your palm from top to bottom several times to make your back red and hot.
5. Finally, shoot three times in the coccyx.