Massage procedures are one of the most effective methods for removing phlegm from a cough. They help alleviate the baby’s condition without the use of medications. The principle of operation is to apply pressure to certain points on the back, transmitting a signal to spinal cord To nervous system. As a result of this process, the entire body relaxes, which facilitates the smooth discharge of sputum.
Execution technique
There are several techniques that help remove phlegm when infants cough. Let's look at each of them in more detail.
Drainage
The peculiarity of this technique is that the baby’s head should be lower than the body. To do this, you need to place a small pillow or cushion under the child. After correct placement, you should proceed to the following manipulations:
After the procedure, the baby must be wrapped in a warm blanket. It should remain in this state for about 1-2 hours. During this period, every 15 minutes you should turn it over to the other side. This will help prevent mucus from stagnating in the lungs.
The duration of 1 session should be 10 minutes. In this case, the number of procedures per day must be at least 2. The full course of treatment in this way is designed for 5 days.
Watch a video on how to do cough drainage massage:
Vibrating
Vibration massage involves tapping on the baby's back. Step-by-step instruction:
- Place the baby on his tummy.
- Mom should place her open palm on her back, avoiding the area of the spine.
- The other hand should be clenched into a fist and gentle tapping should be done from the fingers to the wrist.
The duration of 1 procedure should be no more than 3-4 minutes, their number should be 3 per day. The entire course of treatment takes on average 4-6 days. It all depends on the severity of the cough.
Expectorant (postural)
This type of influence is similar to drainage massage. Let's look at how it is done step by step:
- Place the child on a pillow or bolster so that his head is lower than his body; you can also place him on your lap.
- The baby should lie face down.
- Grab some skin on both sides of the middle of the spine.
- As you move through it, move towards the shoulders.
- Step back a couple of cm to the edges of the sides and do the same manipulation.
- Do 10-20 approaches.
The duration of 1 session is no more than 3-5 minutes. Such manipulations must be done 3 times a day for 5 days. After each session, the baby will produce sputum. For maximum effectiveness, you can give him an expectorant medicinal syrup before the massage.
Percussion (Komarovsky method)
This method consists of the following steps:
The duration of such treatment is 5 days. Number of procedures - 3 per day. In this case, you need to know about the following rules for performing percussion massage:
- He is not independent method therapy, used as an adjunct to drug treatment.
- This type of massage should not be done when elevated temperature bodies.
- Do not use this method while taking medications that inhibit the cough reflex.
- During the massage, you need to avoid the spine area.
Cough massage to expel sputum is highly effective. But to achieve the desired result, you need to pay attention to the following recommendations from experts:
- During the procedure, use baby cream or warming oil.
- Massages must be agreed upon with the attending physician.
- The first procedure is carried out on the fourth day of the child’s illness.
- During the procedure, the baby must be without clothes, so care must be taken to ensure a comfortable air temperature.
- Movements should not cause discomfort, the child should not cry after such exposure.
- If the condition worsens, massage procedures must be stopped and then consult a doctor.
- For faster and more effective coughing, the child needs to press the root of the tongue with a teaspoon.
IN mandatory It is necessary to monitor the baby's body temperature. If he has a fever, then massage is not suitable as a cough treatment.
Massage - effective way help the child get rid of wet cough. In the treatment of bronchitis, tracheitis and pneumonia tapping and stroking complement drug therapy. Due to weak respiratory muscles, it is difficult for children to cough up stagnant mucus themselves. The effect on the muscles increases blood circulation in the lungs and facilitates the removal of sputum.
Massage warms up the bronchi and promotes the release of mucus.
When is this appropriate?
Massage for a child’s cough is not always indicated.
If your baby has a dry cough and has difficulty breathing, tapping will not help. But if the cough is wet, accompanied by gurgling and squelching in the respiratory tract, manipulation will cause the desired effect.
It is better to start massage from the 4-5th day of illness, when the acute stage has subsided.
General contraindications:
- age up to a month;
- acute stage of the disease;
- increased body temperature;
- acute infectious disease;
- skin rash;
- malaise, weakness, drowsiness.
It’s useful for both babies and schoolchildren!
Treatment such as massage is beneficial to a person from the very beginning. early age. But what younger child, the more gentle and easy the movements should be. A one-month-old baby can only be tapped on the back with your fingertips and gently stroked. Drainage techniques are acceptable for older children three months.
Small patients are massaged carefully: respiratory system is formed in children before reaching 12 years of age. Get your pediatrician's approval before you try any technique.
There are several anti-cough techniques.
Knock-knock!
Vibrating or percussion- the simplest method, which involves tapping. Dr. Komarovsky advises every mother to learn these simple movements.
Tapping and vibration improve mucus removal and are also pleasant for the child.
The child is placed on his stomach. Using the pads of your fingers or the edge of your palm, rhythmically tap your back from bottom to top, without touching the spine area. Then they stroke from the lower back to the shoulder blades, as if squeezing out stagnant mucus.
Such movements can be used with babies, but to soften the blow, an adult should place his hand on the baby's back and tap through the palm.
Thanks to vibration, adhered mucus will move away from the walls of the bronchi. You need to do the procedure for about a minute 5-6 times a day.
Dr. Komarovsky shows the correct massage movements:
Effective drainage
Drainage massage considered the most effective and available at home. Its essence lies in the indirect warming of the child’s bronchi through active stroking, rubbing and tapping. Such manipulations promote the removal and expectoration of mucus.
- Lay the child on his stomach, placing a cushion so that the pelvis is higher than the level of the head. Stretch your arms forward.
- Warm up the patient's muscles. To do this, make stroking movements from bottom to top, first on one side of the spine, then on the other.
- After stroking, begin active rubbing with your fingertips. Make circular, spiral movements from the lower back to the shoulders. After this, perform rubbing, working with your knuckles like a rake.
- When the back turns pink and becomes warm, start tapping. Cup your palm and pat it on one side and the other of the spine. The area of the kidneys and spine should not be touched.
- Finish the massage with deep strokes.
- Place the child. Sharply and briefly squeeze the diaphragm with your palms on both sides in the area of the intercostal muscles. Ask to cough vigorously.
Children like exercising on a fitball, so it can be used during the procedure.
Children from three months to one year can have a drainage massage on a fitball. This makes it easier to hold the baby in the desired position and turn treatment into a game. Another position is on an adult’s lap or on a changing table. After the session, hold the baby in an upright position. To provoke a cough in an unconscious infant, apply gentle pressure with a spoon to the base of the tongue. This should be done very gently so as not to provoke vomiting.
Vibration and drainage massages are performed on the naked body with dry, clean hands or lubricated with baby oil/cream. After the session, the patient must be dressed and protected from drafts.
Drainage massage technique for wet cough- in this video:
Let's massage the breast
Massage chest used in combination with back drainage twice a day.
- Place the patient on his back on a flat surface or on a fitball.
- Relax his arms by stroking from the shoulder to the hand.
- Rub the chest area above the nipples from the center to the armpit, then under the nipples.
- Pad thumb rub the sternum from bottom to top. Then with pads four fingers - top part breasts This way you will “draw” the letter T.
- Do an exercise for bending and straightening your arms, raising and lowering your arms in turn.
- Finish the treatment with stroking.
Stroke and rub the baby's chest from bottom to top, and while exhaling, gently press on it with your palm.
Don't be afraid, baby!
Manipulations should not be prolonged. A morning and evening session of 5 minutes is enough. It is very important that the procedure does not cause a negative reaction. Make sure your little patient is good mood, does not want to sleep or eat. During the session, talk to him, sing songs, nursery rhymes, praise him, call him by affectionate names.
Carry out treatment no earlier than half an hour after eating. If your baby complains, ease up on your movements. When crying, stop and calm him down.
Honey touches
For prolonged forms of the disease, children over one year of age benefit from honey massage(if you are not allergic to this product). It is better to do it in the evening, before bed. This technique improves blood circulation, strengthens the immune system and promotes a speedy recovery.
- Heat the honey in a water bath.
- Undress the patient and place him on his stomach. You will work with top part backs.
- Lubricate your hands with honey.
- Lightly move your hand from bottom to top, sharply lifting your palm at the end of the movement.
- When the back turns pink, dry the skin with a warm, damp towel, and place the little patient in bed, covering with a blanket.
Honey massage is effective for long-term, chronic diseases.
Famous banks
Cupping massage differs from conventional cupping in that the process is not static, but in motion. It is better to entrust this procedure to a professional. Doing it yourself is risky: you can harm the children's vascular system.
With the cupping method, the sick person is laid on his stomach, his back is lubricated with Vaseline, and the jars are placed and pulled off in a constant motion in the direction from the lower back to the shoulders. After the procedure, the child is covered and put to bed.
Due to the formation of a vacuum between the jar and the skin, such manipulations improve blood circulation and increase immunity. Banks can be used by children over three years of age. For prolonged bronchitis or a cold, the procedure is repeated every other day three to five times.
Massage with cups strengthens the immune system and improves health.
Magic points
Moms share
“After Lyova went to kindergarten, colds and bronchitis haunt us constantly. Massage really helps clear your throat. And with getting rid of all nasty things, recovery comes faster.”
Dr. Komarovsky talks about the role of massage therapy in the treatment of bronchitis:
“My son (1.5 years old) has colds due to dentition. The sniffles fall into the throat, and the baby coughs, especially during sleep. In this case, we are not prescribed medications. We treat ourselves with plenty of warm drinks, chamomile and tapping.”
“Any mother should be able to do percussion massage. After all, this is the most harmless and easiest way to help your baby cough up the cough.”
"Rails-rails..."
According to reviews from parents and pediatricians, simple massage, used according to age and indications, helps to overcome cough better than syrups. And the mother’s affectionate touches will lift the spirits of a sick baby and drive away the illness.
Olga Akkerman
Convulsive spasms respiratory tract caused by various diseases, can create significant discomfort for a person, preventing peace of mind during the day and preventing them from resting at night. Traditional and Alternative medicine offers many methods of getting rid of cough or relieving it, one of them is massage. Experts recommend performing therapeutic manipulations after convulsive reflex exhalations become moist and the body begins to remove the pathogenic environment.
Massage for coughs can be different types, but the purpose is the same:
- Help thin mucus.
- Facilitate its exit from the body.
- Accelerate its cleansing from germs and bacteria.
- Eliminate the symptom.
For the greatest therapeutic effect manipulations are recommended to be carried out 4 times a day. Before you start, you need to familiarize yourself with general contraindications, consult a doctor.
Drainage massage for cough treatment
Drainage massage is a great way to relieve cough. It stimulates mucus production and is recommended for adults and children, even from a very young age.
It is best to perform it half an hour after taking the expectorant. Before the procedure, the patient's back must be lubricated with cream. The course of treatment for cough lasts 10 days.
The patient should lie so that the head is lower than the body. It is recommended to place a pillow under your neck and you can begin:
Drainage massage for coughing is performed for adults - 30 minutes, for children - 15. At the end of it, to enhance the therapeutic effect, it is recommended to apply a warm compress and wrap the patient for half an hour. Even if relief occurs after the first sessions, it is recommended to complete the entire course.
Acupressure for cough treatment
Chinese medicine offers its own version of massage that helps relieve convulsive spasms of the respiratory tract. In addition to reducing the unpleasant phenomenon acupressure helps reduce cough Negative consequences or completely get rid of the following ailments:
Therapeutic manipulations for cough are carried out sequentially, for 1-2 minutes, targeting areas, stroking, pressing them:
- Divine Pillar. They are located 1.5 cm below the base of the skull on both sides of the spine.
- Ding Chuan. Located at the level of the joint, which protrudes when the neck is tilted.
- Vital diaphragm. They lie in pairs between the area of the scapula and the spine, at the level of the heart.
- Elegant mansion. Two points on both sides are located between the collarbone and sternum.
- Throw from heaven. Single point. Feels in the clavicular cavity.
Cupping massage for cough treatment
Manipulation with the help of auxiliary means perfectly contributes to the eradication of the disease. You can massage your cough with cups. In addition to fighting unpleasant symptom the procedure provides a number of additional effects:
- Improves blood and lymph circulation.
- Muscle swelling is relieved.
- Excess fluid is removed.
Required for manipulation medical banks made of glass or rubber. The back is generously lubricated with cream, olive or cosmetic oil, so that you can easily “ride” over the skin without removing the device. Cotton wool soaked in alcohol is set on fire. The fire is kept under a jar, which is immediately placed on the patient’s skin. In progress the following actions 10 times:
After finishing the procedure, you need to wrap yourself up and sleep.
Honey massage for cough treatment
If the patient does not have allergies, then when carrying out procedures aimed at getting rid of spasms of the respiratory tract caused by colds, it is recommended to use honey. Such manipulations, in addition to eradicating the symptom, give the following results:
- They have a warming effect.
- Improves blood circulation.
- Penetrating through the skin, honey destroys various bacteria and releases beneficial elements to the body.
The method of using cough massage is very simple, you need to:
- Take a little honey in your palms and rub it.
- Place your hands on the patient's back, then pull them away. Do these movements for 10 minutes.
- You can press less or harder, observing the patient's reaction.
After the session, be sure to wrap the patient in a warm blanket. It is useful to give hot tea or milk to drink.
When using any type of massage to combat cough, you must remember that the approach to eradicating the disease should not be one-sided, but comprehensive. Therefore, obtaining a doctor's consultation is mandatory. successful treatment symptom and the disease that caused it.
Swelling of the airways causes a lot of discomfort for babies. When it goes away, mucus begins to be released through coughing. However, in children, expectoration does not occur as easily as in adults; this is due to incomplete differentiation of the pulmonary system. Massage for a child’s cough is very effective, it has a minimum of contraindications and has a beneficial effect on the body. By following all the rules, you can achieve improvement after the first procedure.
Benefits of massage
In the period from 3 to 7 years, the child’s respiratory system is completely differentiated, but the elastic fibers and muscles remain underdeveloped. Incompletely formed muscles lead to cough reflex appears weakly. At the slightest inflammatory process Stagnation of mucus forms in the bronchi, and the baby cannot cough it up on his own. Massaging your child will help you easily get rid of accumulated mucus, which contains pathogenic microorganisms, causing intoxication of the body.
Can be used for coughs in children different techniques. There are techniques that parents can do. They will help get rid of spasms faster and significantly improve the baby’s condition. Massage has the following effects:
- increases blood supply to the bronchi and lymph flow;
- promotes the removal of sputum;
- improves coughing and expectoration;
- enhances the effect of pharmaceuticals;
- stimulates muscle contraction bronchial walls;
- stimulates the movement of the bronchial ciliated epithelium.
When can you have a massage?
Cough massage is recommended even for the youngest babies from birth. It helps improve the child's condition, makes breathing easier and strengthens overall immunity. You should start performing the procedures after the sputum has begun to disappear. With a dry cough, you will not achieve the desired effect. Approximately on the 4th-6th day of illness, you can perform techniques that are most suitable for the child. They will be effective for the following diseases:
- cold;
- bronchitis;
- pneumosclerosis;
- pneumonia;
- emphysema;
- bronchial asthma.
Treatment techniques
Before giving a massage, you need to choose the most suitable technique for your baby. Each technique has its own characteristics. Depending on the condition of the baby, its age, type of disease and the presence of complications, a suitable course is selected. The procedures can be carried out in a massage room or at home.
If you decide to do it yourself, follow the instructions completely. Let's consider the most effective methods treatment.
- Drainage massage for children with cough. This is the most common technique to promote coughing. It is done like this:
- Vibrating. This type is indicated for infants and children who are too susceptible to intense movements. It promotes the removal of mucus and stimulates blood circulation in respiratory organs. Technique:
- put the baby on his tummy;
- lightly tap your fingertips through your palm on the back, bypassing the spine area;
- We change the baby’s position to vertical and let him clear his throat.
- Percussion. This technique is indicated for the removal of phlegm, improving the flow of lymph and blood, and facilitating breathing. We do it as follows:
- We place the child on his stomach, place a pillow in the area under the pelvis so that his head is at an angle, and stretch the baby’s arms forward;
- We tap on the back and sides with our fingertips, do not touch the spine and make sure that when the fingers touch the skin, they are tilted towards the head;
- after 1 minute, we sit the child down or put him on his feet, let him clear his throat;
- We carry out the procedure 4-5 times.
It is important to know! We do not do chest massage. The back and side areas are the places where it is most appropriate to perform the procedure.
- We apply massage oil or cream to the skin, heat the jar, attach it to the back and slowly move it from bottom to top and back, working well on the area of the shoulder blades.
- Place several heated jars on the prepared skin. Hold for 3-5 minutes, then remove.
- Honey. Performed on the back and chest, it helps with chronic and advanced diseases. Honey has a warming effect, vitaminizes and improves protective functions body. The procedure can only be performed on children who are not allergic to bee products.
General rules for performing procedures
To give to a child when they cough beneficial massage, you need to take the procedure responsibly. Do not perform any action if the baby does not like it or if it causes discomfort. For achievement high results follow these rules:
Scheme and duration of treatment
Before giving a massage to your child, you need to contact your pediatrician. The doctor will help determine the appropriate technique and prescribe medications for treatment, will show how to correctly perform all movements.
Procedures should be carried out regularly, 2 times a day. If you are treating a baby, then with an interval of 40 minutes between feedings. The duration of one course of treatment is a week. If no improvement is observed during this period, another therapy is prescribed. 
The child's body is very susceptible to irritating factors, massage only on the bare body, even the thinnest fabric can cause irritation. When performing movements, the baby can be placed on your lap, changing table or bed.
To prevent your child from being capricious, turn treatment into fun for him. Talk to him during the massage, approach the process creatively, explain your movements. A fun and useful entertainment that your child will certainly enjoy. Do a massage not only to combat cough, but also for prevention, the course also lasts 7 days.
Contraindications
To treat a cough without harm to the child, you need to take into account all contraindications for massage. Under no circumstances should the procedure be performed if the body temperature is elevated; this can only aggravate the situation, as blood circulation is stimulated. If the child feels discomfort when lying on his stomach and is capricious, this method of treatment should also not be used.
Direct contraindications to therapy:
- time immediately after eating;
- fever;
- complications of the underlying disease;
- integrity violation skin in treated areas;
- the presence of malignant and benign tumors.
Massage should under no circumstances replace drug therapy. It is only used as aid for sputum removal. The procedures help get rid of mucus in the respiratory tract, but they do not treat the disease that caused the disorder.
In conclusion
Massage perfectly stimulates the respiratory tract and improves coughing up mucus. This is a particularly useful procedure for children. However, it is worth considering that therapy must be agreed with a doctor and can only be an addition to drug treatment. Take care of your kids and take them to checkups on time!
Cough is a very common symptom of illness in childhood. If he torments the baby, the parents try to help the baby with all their might. One way to eliminate a cough is called drainage massage.
Indications
A massage, called drainage, is performed when mucus accumulates in the respiratory tract, especially if there are difficulties with its discharge.
This situation happens when:
- Cold.
- Bronchitis.
- Pneumonia.
- Pulmonary emphysema.
- Bronchial asthma.
- Pneumosclerosis.
Benefit
Drainage massage promotes quick deliverance for coughs, so you don’t have to give your child medications. This treatment is suitable for children of any age, even infants. At the same time, parents are able to learn how to do it on their own, without the involvement of specialists.
Operating principle
The main effect of drainage massage is to stimulate the removal of accumulated mucus from the respiratory tract. During the procedure, the bronchi warm up, the mucus thins and is better eliminated, as a result of which breathing stabilizes. In addition, such a massage stimulates blood flow, improves rib mobility and strengthens the respiratory muscles.
When should massage not be done?
This procedure is prohibited when:
- Skin rashes.
- Deteriorated general condition child.
- Lack of body weight.
- Elevated temperature.
Also, drainage massage should not be performed for a dry cough, especially if it is caused by whooping cough. You should not massage your child immediately after eating and in the first days of illness, as well as in situations where the child is uncomfortable lying on his stomach.
Technique
A special feature of drainage massage performed when coughing is the position of the child. The baby should be laid so that the baby's body is located above his head. To do this, you can place a cushion under the back or under the stomach.
When massaging a child’s back, first of all, warm up the bronchi by stroking and rubbing in the direction from the shoulders to the lower back and back until the skin turns red. The area of the spine and kidneys should not be affected. Next they move on to pinching, tapping and tapping with the fingers and ribs of the palms. As a result of such actions, the baby begins to cough, coughs up mucus and spits it out.
This massage is performed twice a day from the fourth to sixth day of the disease. The room must be ventilated before the session, but the air temperature should not be lower than +22°C. A total of 10 massages are performed over 5 days, even if the child’s condition has already improved.
detailed instructions
- Place the baby on his stomach with a bolster or pillow under the chest (the head should be lower than the body).
- Start stroking your baby's back to warm up the skin.
- Place your fingers symmetrically on both sides of the spine (step back a little) and perform 20 pinching movements in the direction from the lower back to the shoulders.
- Repeat pinching with a slight indentation to the sides.
- Step back a little and pinch the skin until you reach the sides (with the last movements you should not reach the armpits).
- Place your palms with the ribs down and perform 20 taps. Move diagonally from the lumbar region to the baby's shoulders.
- Clench your hands into fists and repeat tapping along the same path.
- Next, the baby should clear his throat and lie on his back.
- Rub the chest, moving from its central part to the collarbones in a clockwise circular motion.
- Wrap the baby in a blanket and let him lie quietly for a while.
Video from a professional massage therapist
In this short video you will see a drainage massage performed by a specialist - what movements are used during such a procedure.
Features of massage for infants
It is not recommended to give this massage to children under 3 months old. Because babies' skin infancy more delicate, it is important to act carefully and easily.
Before performing a drainage massage, small children’s hands should be warmed and washed. They should not wear bracelets or rings, or long nails. To make your hands glide better, you can use a non-greasy cream or special baby oil.
It is equally important that such a massage is approved by the pediatrician observing the baby. It is recommended to do a massage for the first time on the 4th day of the disease. It is carried out twice a day - 30 minutes after morning feeding and at night. This massage should last up to 10 minutes. The baby should be massaged for 5 days.
During the procedure, the baby must be completely undressed and laid on a table on which there is a blanket, oilcloth and diaper. Place a small roller under the baby's tummy or back and begin the massage with light pressure until slight redness appears. First, the baby should lie on his stomach - you need to stroke his back, then rub his sides and tap his back with the back of your hand.
Next, pay attention to the area between the ribs and chest. They must first be stroked and rubbed, and then tapped. To help your baby cough better, you can take a clean teaspoon and press it on the root of the tongue. After the drainage massage, the baby will be warmed up, so he should be wrapped in a blanket and placed in a crib for 1-1.5 hours, changing the side every fifteen minutes (this will prevent mucus from stagnating).
If the baby starts crying during the massage, the procedure should be stopped immediately. If the condition worsens, stop the massage and contact a pediatrician.
To learn how to do drainage massage for infants after suffering from bronchitis or pneumonia, see the following video.
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