"Dr. Ming, my son is now 13 years old. Is 150 normal? What should be the normal height of a 13-year-old?"
"Neither of us nor we are short, the child is growing slowly now, and he will definitely be a big and tall man in the future."
"Boys have to develop later than girls, and if you wait for another two years, you will definitely be taller."
Every time I hear this, I can't help but shake my head: if the parents don't intervene at all, or in the wrong way, it's too late to regret it.
Case Study:
Xiao Ming is 7 years old this year, 115cm tall this year, weighs 20kg, and his growth and development are significantly lower than those of his peers. Xiao Ming's mother felt that her child's growth and development were stunted three years ago, and she was about the same height as the neighbor's child, but she slowly became half a head shorter than the neighbor's child. I thought that the child would grow later, but in the past three years, there has not been much change in height.
Parents hurriedly took the child to the hospital to measure the bone age, and the results showed that the bone age was 6.0-6.5 years old, and the growth and development were delayed. Xiao Ming's mother said that she was 162cm, Xiao Ming's father was 173cm, and the two of them were not worried about the child's height at all, thinking that the child would not be too short in any situation, but now it seems that it is difficult.
Consultation: The first time I saw Xiao Ming, he was pale, tired, his tongue was light red, his tongue was white and greasy, his eyelids were blue, and his hands and feet were cold
Palpation: The pulse is sitting on the pulse string, and the right side is weak.
Comprehensive syndrome differentiation: liver depression and spleen deficiency syndrome, the treatment should be based on soothing the liver and relieving depression, strengthening the spleen and invigorating qi.
Treatment: I prescribed a prescription for him, on the basis of being free
Dialectical addition and subtraction:
Bupleurum chinensis, Poria cocos, Atractylodes macrocephalus, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Peppermint, Angelica, White peony, Burnt hawthorn, Sulforaphane seed, Xiangfu, sour jujube kernel, Ophiopogon vulgaris
During the treatment: I told Xiao Ming's mother that the diet should be varied, and the important thing is to have a balanced nutritional match, such as carbohydrates, proteins, vitamins, fiber, oils and fats, so that the child can have a balanced nutrition and not affect the normal movement of the spleen and stomach.
A month later, my mother told me that Xiao Ming's basic symptoms had disappeared, his height had grown by 2 cm, and his weight had increased by 1 pound. Adjust the recipe and continue to consolidate for a month. Follow-up so far, there has been no recurrence.
The subtlety of traditional Chinese medicine lies in its diversity and flexibility, taking the matter of growth retardation as an example, the focus of traditional Chinese medicine is not only limited to the problem of height, but through the phenomenon to see the essence, seeing that Xiao Ming's body has liver depression and spleen deficiency such a situation, after conditioning, the stagnant liver qi is dredged, the spleen and soil are strong, and growing taller is naturally no longer a problem.