Some parents are health preserving and often use traditional Chinese medicine to recuperate their bodies, such as soaking feet with Chinese medicine, drinking some medlar tea, or performing acupuncture and moxibustion, massage, etc. Not only do you do massage yourself, but you also let your baby try massage to activate the muscles and bones, or regulate the body. So, is it good for babies to do massage regularly?
Regular massage therapy for babies is beneficial as it can promote gastrointestinal absorption and treat constipation. If the baby is too young, it is best not to undergo massage. If the stomach and intestines are not good, it is best to take some probiotics under the guidance of a doctor to regulate. In fact, there are many benefits to doing pediatric massage for babies, such as preventing some diseases. Through massage, babies can activate menstrual blood, balance yin and yang, which is very useful for disease prevention and can also prevent pathological changes.
If the baby has chronic diseases, massage can strengthen the circulation of qi and blood, restore the function of organs, and for some chronic diseases, it can remove roots and improve resistance. Moreover, massage is painless and non itchy, just a normal massage, which babies can easily accept and even enjoy.
However, for babies with heart disease or liver disease, massage is not suitable. At the same time, if there are burns or other localized skin conditions on the body, massage is not allowed. Those babies with infectious diseases and acute diseases are also not suitable for massage. Parents should also be reminded not to give their babies regular massages just because they think they are good. Everything should be done in moderation.
