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Acupuncture: complications, contr... preview & related info | Mendeley
(2001) De Groot. Forschende Komplementarmedizin und klassische Naturheilkunde Research in complementary and natural classical medicine. Read by researchers in: 100% Medicine. With the widespread usage of acupuncture, the number of reports about complications of this treatment increases. Harmless disturbances are common and include minor bleedings or haematomas, pain...

[Acupuncture: complications, contraindications and informed consent].
[Acupuncture: complications, contraindications and informed consent]. [Article in German] de Groot M. Klinik und Poliklinik für Neurologie, Universitätsklinikum ...

Serious Complications of Acupuncture ... Or Acupuncture Abuses?
Acupuncture has received adverse comments in the medical literature on the basis that it may have serious complications involving neurological damage, pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, serum hepatitis, auricular chondritis, local and systemic infections, puncture of body cavities and vital organs, second and third degree burns, and mental trauma. It is shown that serious complications can arise only from the improper use of acupuncture or from its gross abuse by incompetent practitioners. The safety of a technique must be judged on its results in the hands of competent practitioners who use it properly. If this criterion is accepted, acupuncture is seen as an extremely safe therapeutic system whose complications very rare and are easily avoided or rectified.

Acupuncture complication--a case report. - National Center for ...
1. J Miss State Med Assoc. 2005 Jul;46(7):195-7. Acupuncture complication--a case report. Patrick BS. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Mississippi Medical ...

Acupuncture - American Cancer Society | Information and Resources ...
When done by a trained professional, acupuncture is generally considered safe. Relatively few complications have been reported, but there is a risk that a patient may be ...

Acupuncture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acupuncture is an alternative ... not intrinsic to acupuncture but rather to bad practices (such as improper needling or unsterile needles), which may be why such complications ...

Acupuncture: An Introduction | NCCAM
24/09/2012 · Scientists are studying the efficacy of acupuncture for a wide range of conditions. Relatively few complications have been reported from the use of acupuncture.

Acupuncture Reduces Labor Pain & Complications - New Study
New research finds that acupuncture reduces pain during labor and childbirth complications.

Acupuncture Gallstones Complications Gall Bladder Pain
In acupuncture treatment of gallstones I am always cautious of complications, especially with patients complaining of acute gallbladder pain because of the dangers so ...

Acupuncture.Com - Animal Acupuncture - Dog Acupuncture
Owners also should be aware of specific medical complications. "[Acupuncture] normally does not interfere with other conventional approaches," he explains, "but ...