Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 I have treated children as young as 18 months. For kids I don't retain the needles and seldom need to go deeper than a mm or two to get strong Qi. Children are very Yang and their Qi is right on the surface. They also respond much faster to treatment than adults. Also, because they are so Yang, it is often unnecessary to use needles at all. Ear seeds or gold or silver pellets on the point is often sufficient for many conditions. Pediatric Tuina is also very effective. I have had remarkable results with ADD and ADHD with children and Chinese medicine. Christopher Vedeler L.Ac., C.Ht. Oasis Acupuncture http://www.oasisacupuncture.com 8233 N. Via Paseo del Norte Suite D-35 Scottsdale, AZ 85258 (480) 991-3650 ivanicboris [ivanicboris] Wednesday, March 02, 2005 3:35 AM Chinese Medicine TCM and children I want to ask about children and chinese medicine. About experience, most common diseases and what is differnt between adults and children. boris http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. Messages are the property of the author. Any duplication outside the group requires prior permission from the author. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 I agree with Christopher here. I've treated kids ranging in age from infancy to puberty. I usually don't needle very young children. Very common conditions are ear infections, colds, allergies/asthma and other respiratory conditions, digestive complaints like diarrhea or constipation and stomach aches, bedwetting, behavior problems, etc. I had a case of severe autism which responded very well, but that was the only autistic child i've treated. rh Chinese Medicine , " Christopher Vedeler, L.Ac. " <ckvedeler@a...> wrote: > I have treated children as young as 18 months. For kids I don't retain > the needles and seldom need to go deeper than a mm or two to get strong > Qi. Children are very Yang and their Qi is right on the surface. They > also respond much faster to treatment than adults. Also, because they > are so Yang, it is often unnecessary to use needles at all. Ear seeds > or gold or silver pellets on the point is often sufficient for many > conditions. Pediatric Tuina is also very effective. > > I have had remarkable results with ADD and ADHD with children and > Chinese medicine. > > Christopher Vedeler L.Ac., C.Ht. > Oasis Acupuncture > http://www.oasisacupuncture.com > 8233 N. Via Paseo del Norte > Suite D-35 > Scottsdale, AZ 85258 > (480) 991-3650 > > > ivanicboris [ivanicboris] > Wednesday, March 02, 2005 3:35 AM > Chinese Medicine > TCM and children > > > > I want to ask about children and chinese medicine. > About experience, most common diseases and what is differnt between > adults and children. > > boris > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 2, 2005 Report Share Posted March 2, 2005 My experience is similar, especially regarding pediatric Tuina. The younger the child, the less developed is their nervous system and the better they respond to touch, especially stroking techniques that I teach the parents to do as well. The other thing I would add is how very effective herbs can be. - Matt Bauer - kampo36 Chinese Medicine Wednesday, March 02, 2005 6:26 AM Re: TCM and children I agree with Christopher here. I've treated kids ranging in age from infancy to puberty. I usually don't needle very young children. Very common conditions are ear infections, colds, allergies/asthma and other respiratory conditions, digestive complaints like diarrhea or constipation and stomach aches, bedwetting, behavior problems, etc. I had a case of severe autism which responded very well, but that was the only autistic child i've treated. rh Chinese Medicine , " Christopher Vedeler, L.Ac. " <ckvedeler@a...> wrote: > I have treated children as young as 18 months. For kids I don't retain > the needles and seldom need to go deeper than a mm or two to get strong > Qi. Children are very Yang and their Qi is right on the surface. They > also respond much faster to treatment than adults. Also, because they > are so Yang, it is often unnecessary to use needles at all. Ear seeds > or gold or silver pellets on the point is often sufficient for many > conditions. Pediatric Tuina is also very effective. > > I have had remarkable results with ADD and ADHD with children and > Chinese medicine. > > Christopher Vedeler L.Ac., C.Ht. > Oasis Acupuncture > http://www.oasisacupuncture.com > 8233 N. Via Paseo del Norte > Suite D-35 > Scottsdale, AZ 85258 > (480) 991-3650 > > > ivanicboris [ivanicboris] > Wednesday, March 02, 2005 3:35 AM > Chinese Medicine > TCM and children > > > > I want to ask about children and chinese medicine. > About experience, most common diseases and what is differnt between > adults and children. > > boris > > http://babel.altavista.com/ and adjust accordingly. If you are a TCM academic and wish to discuss TCM with other academics, click on this link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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