Therapeutic Touch Overcome Cough Colds

If new symptoms early, the child need not be taken to the doctor much less medication. With touch therapy, symptoms can be overcome.

Arguably, the common cold is a disease of infants and toddlers subscription. Typically, once the child shows flu-like symptoms such as sneezing, direct parents gave him drugs. In fact, there are immediately took him to the doctor. Alone, so that symptoms were not prolonged.

In fact, according to dr. H. Bambang Supriyatno, SpA, parents do not need to rush to bring the child to the doctor just because the new girl showed signs of the flu or a cold. "Moreover, to give antibiotic drugs whose effects are actually not good for kids, because it can cause the body become immune or resistant to these drugs," said the child lung specialist from Cipto Mangunkusumo this.

Actually, it's natural to experience children up to 5 or 6 times a year. Another thing, if the cough is more than that, "is not a reasonable means must be sought again and why be like that." Causes vary: it could because the child had asthma, allergies, 100-day cough, pneumonia or tuberculosis.

TOUCH THERAPY

For mild colds alias fair, said Bambang, parents do not need to rush to bring the child to the doctor and to provide a variety of drugs. "If it was just the common cold and still in the early stages, we can, really, do self healing with therapeutic touch," said board Pediatric Association Indonesia Jaya (IDAI) this.

Moreover, each toddler definitely need the affection of a parent. "Most children sick because of factors that are less affection from parents to children. Conversely, parental affection has an important role in shaping the child's healing process." Did not the psychology of child development experts also said, every child needs to feel safe and comfortable to be able to defend itself in the face of adversity?

Now, with the touch therapy, the child will definitely feel the love channeled through gentle massage-massage. Until, he will feel more secure, convenient, tasty, and protected. "These factors are very helpful in healing," said Bambang at the Mother Baby and Toddler event, Tabloid Nakita cooperation with PT Endrass Prime Anteve aired on every Saturday, at 7:30.

In fact, with a touch therapy can reduce the use of drugs. This has been proven by research, lo. You see, the virus that causes the flu, including self limitting or disease can heal itself without the use of drugs. But the record, if its flu lightly. That's because, just by adequate rest and drink lots of water, it helps healing. Moreover, added a touch therapy.

I was so "great" her therapy, to the extent there is a pediatrician who was sick of a cold or flu, not to be cured if it has not touched her. "So, if one day the sick, he would come to her to ask for a massage. Though for her size, her massage was not too hard but it was not what she wanted, but a touch of affection from his parents. Evidently, shortly afterwards he usually recovered from his illness, "Bambang story about a friend.

USE liniment

So, said Bambang, psychological, therapeutic touch is very influential. But that does not mean just with a massage only, then the child immediately recovered from the symptoms of the disease. But also needed help to massage liniment. Liniment used must contain a vapor to be inhaled, such as balm or oil telon.

In the case of common cold, he said, the most common cause is a virus, which usually causes nasal congestion and mucus. Now, with the added liniment vapor can be inhaled, respiratory tract will loosen back up be relieved. Moreover, it also makes the skin so warm, so circulation was smooth again.

But remember, touch therapy done only in the early stages of disease. That is, only when a new baby started sneezing or before we deliver the drugs. However, if within two days there was no change, then it is recommended to see a doctor. Therapeutic touch is also not much help for severe illnesses such as cough cough 100 days or tuberculosis.

PARENTS MUST

Given the touch therapy related to parental affection, the parents are the ones who should do this therapy. "It could also be someone else, but it would be better if the parents," said Bambang.

Like the breastfeeding, if the mother did not have time to breastfeed and squeezed milk fed to the baby by another person or caregiver, it would be different though equally given breast milk. However, it would be much nicer if the breast milk directly from the breast. Breastfeeding is not time critical moments for the mother and baby to establish emotional intimacy between them? Well, as well as touch therapy.

TYPE TOUCH

There are several types of touch therapy. There is a movement shaped like hearts, which starts from the bottom and scrubbed smeared drug extends upwards and sideways. There is also a form letter L, that is, from top to bottom. Both are effective.

For the common cold, which is the target of massage neck, back, and chest. Meanwhile, if there is interference in the stomach, may be done lightly massage-massage in the abdomen but no liniment evaporated. But, be careful because the skin on the baby's stomach walls are thin, the intestines are still closer together. If the massage is too hard, usually between gut rub against each other to cause blisters. It should be noted, do not get the ointment on the face, especially the eyes.

BB IMPROVE

Therapeutic touch can also be to improve the BB, especially in premature infants. Hand and foot massage is a target area. Usually the fingers massaged. So the massage starts from the fingers, then the chest, back, and neck. Massage about 10 minutes long, repeated up to 5-6 times a day.

For infants born to normal, massage to increase BB can also be done. Only, his BB rise is not too meaningful.

In the case of the common cold, is primarily useful liniment loosen respiratory tract. But to raise the BB, not the cure, but his touch. The medicine is only for convenience, because if we have a massage without oil, would be more abrasive. Now, with the use of oil, will be more comfortable and convenient.


Do not Choose Medicine Rub One

In principle, all useable liniment. But for a more secure, suggestions Bambang, choose not irritating the skin or causing the child so sore, red, and broken. Especially in infants, their skin is very sensitive.

In addition, the drug must be scrubbed too soft, not sticky, and the like that can cause skin discomfort. Lastly, the warmth should be durable, because the warmth that is necessary to facilitate the circulation of blood. "Do not use a liniment warm at first but after it becomes cold. This is not good, the child may shiver," said Bambang

For infants recommended transfulmint liniment, while toddlers get the VapoRub. Though basically two types of liniment is no different. So, no problem too if you like to use VapoRub to babies or otherwise. Importantly, said Bambang, the child is not allergic to the ingredients contained in the liniment. How to use must also be considered, do not be directly applied in the nose.