Can acupuncture cause nerve damage?
Generally speaking, acupuncture will not damage the nerves. Neuroacupuncture can be divided into acupuncture and moxibustion, both of which are unlikely to damage nerves. In the face of pain, the body will have an avoidance reaction, and so will the nerves. Although acupuncture is inserted into the body, because the number of needles is very small, the probability of puncturing the nerve is very small, and generally it will not damage the nerve. Once the patient's nerve is damaged during acupuncture, the time to repair it depends on the severity. Drugs for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis and drugs for nourishing nerves can be selected to promote the repair of local nerves. You can't knock a needle on a nerve to damage it. After nerve injury, muscle atrophy, weakness and numbness will occur. These symptoms should be examined by electromyography and treated accordingly.
Does acupuncture bleed?
There may be bleeding during acupuncture, because it is easy to touch capillaries during acupuncture operation, and there may be bleeding. Generally speaking, acupuncture can avoid veins on the body surface. On the other hand, if it is subcutaneous blood vessels, especially obese people, it is invisible to the naked eye, and it is easy to touch blood vessels when acupuncture, leading to bleeding or subcutaneous hematoma. If the bleeding is caused by puncturing capillaries during acupuncture, a cotton swab or a dry cotton ball can be used for physical compression to stop bleeding. It takes about 1~2 minutes to stop bleeding. If it is a subcutaneous hematoma, it can be stopped by cold compress within 24 hours, and it can be stopped by hot compress after 24 hours, which can promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis. Generally, subcutaneous hematoma will subside after 2~3 days.
Does acupuncture leave needle holes?
Yes There are needle holes after acupuncture, but this kind of acupuncture can't see the needle holes because the silver needles are very thin. According to the current policy, pinholes can generally be seen on the day of acupuncture, but as long as they are handled properly, they are generally not obvious. Keep the local area clean and dry to prevent bacterial infection. It takes 24 hours to take a bath after acupuncture. This is to prevent cold air from entering the human body from the eye of a needle, leading to the invasion of cold air. Pay attention to local hygiene, rest and keep warm, strengthen nutrition and avoid catching a cold. Usually, the needle hole can be completely closed 4-6 hours after the acupuncture needle is pulled out of the human body. At this time, it is safe for patients to touch water, and usually it will not affect their health. Acupuncture therapy uses acupuncture to penetrate into human epidermis to achieve the purpose of treating diseases. In the process of acupuncture treatment, acupuncture needles will leave pinholes in the human epidermis, and patients can't touch water immediately after receiving acupuncture treatment. It is recommended that patients contact water after acupuncture for 4-6 hours. At the same time, strenuous activities and cool breeze should be avoided after acupuncture. Pay attention to keep warm after acupuncture to avoid catching a cold, so as not to cause infection or aggravate the condition.
Does acupuncture make you dizzy?
Acupuncture may lead to needle fainting, mainly due to patients' physical weakness, mental stress or fatigue, hunger, sweating, diarrhea, massive bleeding, or improper posture, or doctors' excessive operation during acupuncture, which may lead to this phenomenon when acupuncture or needle retention, mainly including dizziness, pale face, nausea, sweating, palpitation, chills in limbs, decreased blood pressure and pulse. Defecation is interrupted. At this time, acupuncture should be stopped immediately, all the needles should be taken out, and the patient should lie on his back to keep warm. If he lies on his back a little and drinks some warm water or sugar water, he can slowly return to normal.