Acupuncture health care needs attention

　　Acupuncture is a technique used by traditional Chinese medicine to treat diseases. It can help people treat many diseases such as backache and back pain, and even lose weight. Acupuncture has so many benefits. We can use acupuncture to maintain health, but we should pay attention to that there are also some taboos in acupuncture.

　　1. People who are too tired, highly stressed, or hungry are not suitable for acupuncture; the elderly and infirm should do acupuncture in a supine position as much as possible, with fewer acupuncture points and lighter hands.

　　2. Pregnant women should not use too strong acupuncture. Acupuncture is prohibited on the abdomen, lumbosacral region, and acupuncture points that can cause uterine contraction, such as Hegu, Sanyinjiao, Kunlun, and Zhiyin.

　　3. Because children are uncooperative, needles are generally not retained. Acupuncture is prohibited in infants and young children at the fontanelle and Fengfu and Yamen points.

　　4. Patients with hemorrhagic diseases, or those who often have spontaneous bleeding and have difficulty stopping bleeding after injury, should not acupuncture.

　　5. Skin infections, ulcers, scars and tumors are not allowed to be acupuncture.

　　6. When acupuncture is performed in the eye area, chest and back, kidney area, neck, abdomen of patients with gastric ulcer, intestinal adhesion, intestinal obstruction, and pubic symphysis area of ​​patients with urinary retention, the depth and angle should be mastered, and straight puncture is prohibited to prevent accidental injury to important organs.

　　7. Acupuncture does have excellent effects on certain diseases, but it is not a panacea. Especially for the treatment of some acute and serious diseases, comprehensive treatment should be adopted in a timely manner according to the situation, so as to be more beneficial to the patient and give full play to the role of acupuncture.

　　In short, during the entire treatment process, doctors should be responsible for the patient, be serious and careful, and concentrate on the treatment, which are all important links in preventing accidents.

　　The above seven taboos for acupuncture and health care must be understood by those who regularly practice acupuncture and health care. Finally, I hope that people who love health care will get better and better.