Baby & Child Massage: 8 TCM Acupressure Techniques

Prior to massage, observe comfort and health, postpone for fever or distress, use clean warm hands with gentle pressure, and monitor expressions and breathing; review the safety checklist before practicing.

Explore the poor appetite massage protocol for children aged 1–6, applying stomach loosening and spinal column techniques with clockwise and anticlockwise circular strokes, brief kneeling and tapping sequences.

Master three pushing manipulation techniques: direct, split, and circulating. Use the thumb and index finger along a line, 200 per minute for the first two, 100 for the third.

Learn pinching and squeezing manipulation techniques in pediatric massage, including spine pinching to activate the bladder meridian and vital energy, with shoulder-area squeezes to reduce heat.

Master the whipping manipulation technique for baby acupressure: use thumbs or the palm with forefinger support, and perform up-down, straight, or circular motions at 100–120 cycles per minute.

Learn how to locate Da zhui GV14 at the top of the spine for fever relief in children, with finger-knitting or squeeze-pinching techniques applied at the point.

Explore fei shu lung shu BL13 massage to strengthen the lung, focusing on phase two location and thumb techniques: 10–30 taps and 30–50 thumb pushes for fever, cough, asthma.

Activate Shen Shu for kidney support (BL 23) to aid growth in babies, and apply a thumb or finger-knitting technique for 1–3 minutes.

Apply the Qi Jie Gu acupressure point along the lower spine toward the tailbone to support babies with constipation, diarrhea, and rectal prolapse.

Shan zhong CV17 is used for cleansing phlegm in a baby with chest tightness, cough, vomiting, or heart palpitations; apply finger knitting 50–100 taps or thumb polishing 50 taps.

Learn to locate Zu San Li ST 36 and apply a one to three minute thumb kneading massage to help babies and children with bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, or constipation.

Learn Yong Quan ki 1, the first kidney meridian point at the center of the sole, for fever, vomiting, diarrhea in babies; apply thumb kneading 30-50 times or 300-400 presses.

Learn how the liver channel point on the index finger calms an angry baby using a circular pushing technique with repeated stimulation.

teaches applying the heart channel point on the inner side of the middle finger, using a circular pushing technique to calm fever, irritability, and night crying in babies.

target the large intestine channel on the radio side of the index finger to aid bowel movements in babies and children; use tip-to-base and base-to-deep pushing techniques.

Discover Baihui GV20, the highest acupoint, to support alertness in babies and children, using a thumb pressure technique applied to the point for five to ten presses.

Tianmen, a point between the center of the eyebrows and hairlines, is used in baby acupressure to ease fever, headaches, insomnia, and convulsions with a thumb massage 30–50 times.

Learn Taiyang acupressure for headaches and fever in babies and children, applying finger pressure and back-area techniques demonstrated in instructional videos.

Learn a Yingxiang acupressure thumb rubbing technique to ease nasal congestion and flu in babies and children, 15–30 strokes along the nose, suitable for those prone to nosebleeds or sinusitis.