Top 10 Taboos of Acupuncture

“Ten taboos of acupuncture” this statement is unscientific, acupuncture common contraindications include serious infections, pregnancy and childbirth, extreme mental stress, infants and young children, bleeding serious people prohibit acupuncture.
1. Serious infections are prohibited: serious skin infections should be prohibited acupuncture therapy, there are obvious symptoms of skin redness, swelling, heat and pain, unauthorized use of acupuncture is likely to aggravate the infection.
2. Pregnant women: usually, pregnant women should not be acupuncture, especially not acupuncture Sanyinjiao, Kunlun, to the yin and other points, so as not to cause miscarriage or other accidents.
3. People with extreme mental tension: in the state of severe mental tension, the use of acupuncture therapy is prohibited, in order to avoid the occurrence of fainting, stagnant needles and other adverse reactions.
4. Infants and young children: infants and young children should not use acupuncture therapy because of their weak constitution and imperfect development.
5. Serious bleeding: Acupuncture therapy is prohibited for people with serious bleeding tendency, or people with serious blood diseases, such as hemophilia, leukemia, etc. Acupuncture therapy should be used in professional acupuncture clinics.
Acupuncture therapy should be carried out under the guidance of a professional acupuncturist, and the contraindications should be strictly grasped in order to avoid acupuncture accidents.

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