小儿推拿是以中医辩证理论为基础，通过穴位点按推拿、调节脏腑、疏通经络、调和气血、平衡阴阳的方式来改善儿童体质、提高机体免疫力的一种保健、治疗方式。小儿推拿是纯绿色疗法，可替代部分化学药品，减少化学药品毒副作用，增强孩子机体的自然抗病能力，预防病毒侵蚀和滋生，达到有病治病、无病保健的目的。随着现代人们健康理念的更新，很多家长都开始信任和采用纯绿色疗法——小儿推拿，目前，该疗法已成为国际儿童保健、治疗的重要方法之一。
Based on the dialectical theory of traditional Chinese medicine, infantile massage is a kind of health care and treatment way to improve children's physique and improve body immunity by means of acupoint pressing massage, regulating viscera, dredging meridians, harmonizing Qi and blood, balancing yin and Yang. Children massage is a pure green therapy, which can replace some chemicals, reduce the side effects of chemicals, enhance the natural resistance of children's body, prevent virus erosion and breeding, and achieve the purpose of disease treatment and disease-free health care. With the renewal of modern people's health concept, many parents begin to trust and adopt the pure green therapy - children's massage. At present, this therapy has become one of the important methods of international children's health care and treatment.
小儿推拿的特点有：①在经穴方面提出了五指经穴通联的观点。②有适应于推拿特点的穴位，这些穴位大多集中于头面及上肢部，且穴位不仅是点状，也有线状和面状。如前臂的三关穴和六腑穴都是线状穴，而指面部的脾土、肺金 、心火、肝木、肾水诸穴皆为面状穴。特定穴位的点、线、面状和分布特色，更能反映推拿手法治病为主的特点。③诊断中发展了腹诊法，治疗上很重视归经施治和五行生克的基本法则。④在推拿手法方面，强调以轻柔着实为主，要求轻快柔和，平稳着实，适达病所，形成了“按摩掐揉推运搓摇”小儿推拿八法为主的一整套小儿推拿手法和复式操作法。⑤在临床操作中，一是强调先头面、次上肢、次胸腹、次腰背、次下肢的操作程序；二是强调手法的补泻作用；三是重视膏摩的应用和使用葱汁、姜汁、滑石粉等介质进行推拿，这样既可保护娇嫩皮肤不致擦破，又增强手法的治疗作用。
The characteristics of massage in children are as follows: ① in the aspect of meridians, the point of view that five fingers meridians are connected is put forward. ② there are acupoints suitable for massage, most of which are concentrated on the head and upper limbs, and the acupoints are not only point shaped, but also line shaped and face shaped. For example, the points of Sanguan and Liufu in forearm are all linear points, while the points of spleen earth, lung gold, heart fire, liver wood and kidney water in the face are all facial points. The characteristics of point, line, surface and distribution of specific acupoints can better reflect the main characteristics of massage therapy. ③ the abdominal diagnosis method was developed in the diagnosis, and the basic principles of meridians returning and five elements of Shengke were emphasized in the treatment. (4) in the aspect of massage technique, it is emphasized that it is mainly soft and solid, and it is required to be light, soft, stable and solid, which is suitable for the hospital. A set of eight methods of children's massage, i.e. "massage, pinching, pushing, moving and rolling" and "multiple operation method" are formed. ⑤ in the clinical operation, the first is to emphasize the operation procedures of the first head, the second upper limb, the second chest and abdomen, the second waist and back, and the second lower limb; the second is to emphasize the tonic and purgative effect of the manipulation; the third is to attach importance to the application of the ointment and the use of onion juice, ginger juice, talcum powder and other media for massage, so as to protect the delicate skin from being scratched, and enhance the therapeutic effect of the manipulation.