Treatment of Infantile Enuresis by Abdomen-kneading and Spine-pinching Method

Author: Ping SU ; Guoqi HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Enuresis; Child; Tuina; Massage
From: Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science 2004;2(6):41-42
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: First, Tuina is applied on Lanmen (Extra point), Jianli (CV 11), Zhongwan (CV 12), Tianshu (ST 25), Qihai (CV 6), Guanyuan (CV 4) and Zhongji (CV 3). Then the spinal column and two sides of the spine are pressed and kneaded with the palm root downward, and finally the skin is pinched with the thumb and index finger of the two hands, along the Governor Vessel from Changqiang (GV 1) to Dazhui (DV 14). Eighty-nine cases of infantile enuresis were treated by this method. After 1-3 courses of the treatments, the results showed cure in 54 cases, improvement in 32 cases and failure in 3 cases,and the total effective rate in 96.6%.