Question
My child has had intermittent colds and fevers for a month now, and they haven’t recovered. Is acupoint massage therapy effective for children with fever?
Answer
Acupoint massage therapy can be used to treat children with fever. There are some techniques in pediatric acupuncture, such as clearing the celestial waterway and clearing the lung meridian, which have a cooling effect. However, there is a prerequisite: if a child has persistent high fever, it can lead to pneumonia over time, even shock and convulsions due to high fever. Therefore, after taking symptomatic anti-inflammatory medication for fever reduction, Chinese pediatric acupuncture can be used as an adjunctive treatment.