Spring is the high incidence period of children's common diseases. In addition, the temperature has changed a lot in recent days, and the pediatric outpatient service in major hospitals is in constant flow. Experts remind that for children with poor physical fitness, parents should start with early prevention, in addition to reasonable diet, pay attention to health, timely increase or decrease of clothes, and strengthen outdoor activities, appropriate massage for children can also play a good health care role.
Experts pointed out that through children's health massage, can promote growth and development, so that the body to maintain a state of balance; In the remission period of these diseases, those with unbalanced constitution, such as children with asthma, those with repeated respiratory tract infection, those with weak spleen and stomach, and those with slow growth and development, can improve their constitution, strengthen their immunity, eliminate the disease pathogens in the body for a long time, and make them become balanced. Here experts will introduce several methods of massage for children's health care:
Rubbing chest and abdomen
Let the baby lie flat on the bed or sofa, the parents use the thread surface of the right five fingers, from the chest & rarr; flank & rarr; abdomen, gently push and rub the chest and abdomen, when rubbing the abdomen, the navel can be a circle clockwise, it takes 3-5 minutes to rub the chest and abdomen, not excessive force.
Massage the acupoints of lower limbs
After finishing the upper method, the parents use their thumbs and index fingers to gently massage the acupoints from the top to the bottom of their lower limbs, focusing on Zusanli, Sanyinjiao and Yongquan points, and each point is rubbed for 1 minute. Do not use too much force. Where is Zusanli point? Three inches at the outer knee is equivalent to four fingers. You can look for it like this -- when the leg flexes, you can see a small bone higher than the skin on the outside of the knee joint. This is the outer knee eye. From this position, it's almost Zusanli. Massage Zusanli point has the effect of regulating gastrointestinal function. Sanyinjiao point, the inner ankle straight up four transverse fingers. Yongquan cave, the concave part of the herringbone seam at the foot bottom.
Knock on the spine
When the baby lies on the front, the parents clench the fist slightly (empty fist) or use the tip of the five fingers to tap the baby's spine 3-5 times repeatedly from top to bottom. The force should not be too heavy.
Wipe the spine
The baby is still prone, the parents sprinkle lubricating powder (prickly ash powder, etc.) on the baby's spine, and the parents use the right hand's thread surface of the food, middle and ring fingers to wipe the baby's spine from the top to the bottom for 3-5 times. It is not suitable to use too much force or scratch the baby's skin.
Rub the spine
The baby is still prone, the parents sprinkle lubricating powder on the baby's spine, rub the baby's spine with the palm, repeat 3-5 times from the bottom up, and the force should not be too heavy. Take local skin ruddy as the degree.