Paediatric Tuina

 

 

The seminar provides a framework for diagnosis and treatment with Paediatric Tuina,

for acupuncturists and tuina-shiatsu practitioners who have already a TCM training.

Paediatric Tuina it is extremely useful by itself or used together with acupuncture

It can be taught to the parents.

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Methods

 

The training is focused on interaction and small groups, using problem-solving learning.

 

 

Contents

 

• Physiology, aetiology, semeiotics, pathogenesis in children.

• Diagnosis and main clinical patterns.

• Treatment strategies.

• Areas, lines and points of paediatric tuina.

• Specific stimulations and massage techniques.

• Treatment for the most common problems, as: fever, common cold, cough, asthma; infant abdominal pain, constipation, diarrhoea; poor appetite, lassitude; bed wetting; night crying, hyperactivity, attention deficit; retarded psycho-physical development.

• Use of guasha, moxibustion, cupping, seven-star needle.

• Discussion of case histories or treatment of little patients.

• Training on how to teach the sequences to parents.

 

 

Achievements

 

At the end of the 2-days course the participants are enabled to:

• Differentiate the main clinical patterns.

• Design a treatment, apply the stimulations and teach the sequence to the parents.

• Remember name, technique and indications of about 40 methods/localizations.