On Piercing Acupuncture Therapy

HIV risks associated with tattooing , piercing , scarification and acupuncture

The Issue and Why It’s Important Information on tattooing and piercing is typically included in screening interviews of prospective blood donors and can be used as a reason for deferral given possible associations with the transmission of a number of blood-borne infectious diseases.(3) Tattooing involves piercing of the skin with one or more needles that permanently imprint one or more pigments...

Dysphagia Improvement Using Acupuncture Therapy: A Systematic Review

Background. Dysphagia is a common complication in patients with stroke. The research on acupuncture treatment of dysphagia has increased, but the results are not consistent. In this review we intend to answer “what is the potential of acupuncture in treating dysphagia in stroke patients and which acupuncture points are the most promising for treating dysphagia?” Methods. This systematic review...

Laser therapy on points of acupuncture on nerve repair

Pneumothorax secondary to acupuncture therapy.

A 27-year-old medical student seeking acupuncture therapy for a right levator scapular muscle spasm developed acute dyspnea, chest pain, and nonproductive cough within minutes following the treatment. The patient was later diagnosed with a 30% pneumothorax of the right lung. Pneumothorax is a well-known adverse effect of medical procedures such as central line placement, thoracocentesis and tra...

the comparison of two method effectiveness on postmenopausal hot flash therapy: acupuncture versus hormone therapy

background : postmenopausal hot flash is a common disease amongst women with high prevalence of 75%. hormone replacement therapy (hrt) is a well-known relief of symptoms which has disadvantages such as side effects and contraindication for certain types of hormone related diseases and breast or estrogen related cancers. one of the alternatives is acupuncture which is an east asian and more spec...