小兒推拿以中醫理論基礎，運用推拿手法作用於小兒機體，達到臟腑氣血調整，防治疾病為目的。因小兒的生理病理特點，結合芳香按摩介質及徒手按摩，手法操作和穴位選擇方面，都與成人推拿有不相同的地方，而且小兒推拿非常重視手法的次數、療程、強度、頻率及方向等因素。
小兒推拿長於消化系統、呼吸道疾病，例如嘔吐積滯、厭食、自汗、便秘、感冒、咳嗽、痰喘等等，近代發展成氣喘、腦性癱瘓、小兒遺尿、泄瀉等適應症及親子間的嬰兒按摩。

Pediatric massage was a massage manipulation using in children with traditional Chinese medicine theory, to adjust blood and qi of the bowels and viscera for health care. Due to physiological and pathological characteristics of children, pediatric massage integrating with aromatic therapy was different in the manipulation and points of adult massage. Pediatric massage emphasized on the factor of times, course,intensity, frequency and direction.We believed that pediatric massage is help for digestive system and respiratory diseases, such as vomit, anorexia, sweating, constipation, colds, cough, sputum, etc.Nowadays asthma, cerebral palsy, enuresis, diarrhea belong to its indications, others
like as between parents and infant massage as well.