adverse effect of acup

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That's interesting. For this patient, I'll try shallow needling on such

points, particularly origins of muscles. Moxa's a good idea, too.

 

Thanks, Marian

 

 

 

 

 

>P.T. Ferrance, L.Ac. wrote

 

I personally have experienced this. The spasms from deep needling caused

 

muscle spasm that hobbled me. Now my acupuncturist only does shallow

 

needling. My experience was with more than one acupuncturist over a number

 

of years so I don't think it is an issue of technique. If we need

 

tonification we do warming moxa. If the moxa gets too hot it will have the

 

same effect as the deep needling since it tightens the muscle.

 

 

 

> Mike W. Bowser, L Ac wrote:

 

> This might be due to the origin of this muscle being close to St36 and

 

> affected by the needle technique you used.

 

>

 

>Marian wrote:

 

> >Does anyone have any insight into why my patient had a bilateral

 

> >tightness/soreness in her tibialis anterior muscles after acupuncture of

 

> >ST36?