Is massage useful for children's cough? What should be paid attention to when children have cough?

There are many reasons for children's cough, such as cough caused by upper respiratory tract infection, cough caused by bronchitis, cough caused by pharyngitis, allergic cough, choking cough caused by inhalation of foreign objects, etc. The common treatment for children's cough is to take medicine, but in recent years, pediatric massage has also become popular. Massage is still useful for children's cough, and the acupoints for massage are different at different stages.

Cough is the main symptom of lung diseases in children. It is a common disease in infants and young children. It often occurs in winter and spring. The younger the age, the higher the incidence rate, and it is easy to relapse. Chinese medicine believes that the lungs are delicate organs, afraid of cold and heat. Diseased organs can easily affect the lungs, thus causing coughs. Therefore, to treat coughs, the lungs must be treated first. Massage is a way of treating diseases in traditional Chinese medicine. So is massage useful for children with coughs?

1. Massage during dry cough period

During the dry cough period, the child will feel uncomfortable and itchy in the throat, and the parents will not hear the phlegm sound. If massage is performed at this time, the child will have obvious phlegm sound and cough, which is normal, because phlegm is the "garbage" in the child's body, and after massage, it can be discharged. Some mothers are worried that they can't find the acupoints accurately, and they can't master the strength and method of massage. In fact, the baby's acupoints are concentrated and the location is very shallow. As long as the approximate location is correct, the ideal effect can be achieved.

2. Massage during the stagnation of phlegm

The sputum stagnation period is when sputum appears after a dry cough but cannot be coughed out, and the cough is more severe at night than during the day. After massage, the duration of the sputum stagnation period will be significantly shortened. The problem that needs to be paid attention to during massage is to control the strength. The acupoints of babies are shallow, and basically only the strength of touching is needed to stimulate them.

3. Massage during the phlegm-moving period

After many massages, you can hear clear phlegm sounds, and the phlegm comes out with a cough. This means that the cough will be cured soon. Parents should not worry about the problem of excessive phlegm, as this is the process of eliminating waste from the body.

4. Massage during the phlegm elimination period

After systematic massage, the coughing cycle can be shortened, sputum can be discharged from the body, and dry coughing for a few days can achieve the purpose of clearing the lungs and relieving coughs, which can better promote the recovery of the baby's body. Children are the treasures in the hands of parents. Parents are more anxious when their children cough. When there is no effect during the massage, it makes people even more anxious. They may give their children cough medicine. If the two can be combined, the effect will be better.