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What is Acupuncture?

Acupuncture is a technique of inserting and manipulating needles into specific points on the body. These lie on 'chi meriridans', lines of energy flowing through the body from specific organs. Acupuncture aims to disrupt blockages of chi energy that accumulate in these points to improve health. Read more...

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose	# of patients	# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Pain	129	53
General health	85	24
Fibromyalgia	71	30
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)	68	16
Fatigue	38	15
MS (Multiple Sclerosis)	35	14

See all 149 reasons taken ▼

See all 360 patients currently having Acupuncture

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe	11
Moderate	7
Mild	25
None	142

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Acupuncture

See all 33 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲
Fatigue	8	8
things sometimes get worse before they get better	6	6
worsening of symptoms	5	5
Injection site pain	4	4
Spasms in injection site	3	3
Pain	3	3
Cramps in back	2	2
Dizziness	2	2
Post procedure headache	2	2
Hospitalization	2	2
Heart palpitations	1	1
Neck pain	1	1
Syncope (fainting)	1	1
Insomnia	1	1
Muscle spasms	1	1
Spaced out	1	1
Bleeding (hemorrhage)	1	1
Muscle aches	1	1
Odd sensations(Ants) on face	1	1
Increase in widespread pain	1	1
Temporary increase in pain	1	1
Muscle shaking in legs,muscle stiffness with burning pain along the back and front,as if I had pants suspenders on(that site) an on the sides,when I strech the muscles.	1	1
Pain on top of head where needle was	1	1
Exhaustion	1	1
Emotional lability	1	1
Nausea	1	1
Low blood pressure	1	1
Bruising	1	1
Muscle spasms in lower back	1	1
Headaches	1	1
Muscle pain	1	1
Mania	1	1
Muscle spasm in calves and feet	1	1

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acupuncture

Always	114	62%
Usually	47	25%
Sometimes	14	8%
Never	10	5%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acupuncture

Very	16	9%
Somewhat	44	24%
A little	55	30%
Not at all	70	38%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acupuncture

$200+	58	39%
$100-199	37	25%
$50-99	23	16%
$25-49	11	7%
< $25	16	11%

Patient Evaluations

See all 185 patient evaluations

browncat87

Sex: F

On

Mouth/throat: none

Arms: mild

Chest: mild

Legs: none
browncat87

since Oct 18, 2010
Efficacy Major for right arm pain
Side Effects None
See full evaluation

Mckinney906

Sex: F

Pain: All

Fatigue: All

Sleep: All

Stiffness: All

function: None

external_stress: Most

Stickman: all
Description:F26y
FM:11y Dx
Mckinney906

since Dec 27, 2008
Efficacy Major for Pain
Side Effects Mild
Advice/Tips work your way up... the point is not to torture you and make you flare up worse... my acupuncturist has worked his way up to understand how much i can take..... See full evaluation

mamadiorio

Data Quality: 0 stars
- Sex: F
- Age: 40
Condition: 2 additional condition(s)
Quality of Life:
- Social: Unreported
- Mental: Unreported
- Physical: Unreported
I am: ?
mamadiorio

weekly

since Mar 08, 2010
Efficacy None for Fatigue
Side Effects None
Advice/Tips Community Acupuncture is the best. I have had individual acupuncture in the past but Community is so much better. It is warm, cozy, plenty of blankets if n... See full evaluation

See all 185 patient evaluations

Report created on February 11, 2012.

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