Important precaution
after the acupuncture treatment
To maintain the best effect after acupuncture, please follow the following advice.
Level 1 patient
Even if you don’t feel any pain, you cannot do anything that caused or triggered your pain for several days.
Level2/3 patient
In at least 24 hours, no activities such as massage, sauna, scraping(Gua sha), cupping, plastering, Qigong, hot spa/foot spa, sex life and other activities that may cause strong stimulation to the body and mind. Otherwise, the effect of acupuncture could disappear quickly.
During the treatment period, have a good rest, sleep early, avoid fatigue. Maintain a normal diet with three meals.
The formation of many diseases is related to long-term bad habits or emotional states. The adjustment of Chinese medicine is to fundamentally reconcile qi and blood to make yin and yang balanced. Especially for chronic diseases, if you do not cooperate with the changes in lifestyle, the treatment effect will be greatly reduced; if you can closely cooperate with the requirements of the TCM practitioner to restore the body’s energy to normal operation, there will be unexpected surprise changes.
Acupuncture is a green therapy with very low risk. There are no side effects like using Western medicine. In some cases, the patient will experience discomfort after the needle, and it will usually relieve quickly. However, any treatment can have certain risks. If serious discomfort occurs, it is necessary to communicate with the medical services in time and seek medical help.
1: Pain or soreness after acupuncture
After acupuncture and moxibustion, individual patients may experience slight pain, soreness or a small amount of bruising in local areas. These are quite normal that might occur after acupuncture. No need to worry, it is not harmful to the body. Appropriate post-acupuncture reactions are conducive to the duration of the acupuncture effect. Generally, the feeling will disappear after three or five days, and in some special cases, it can last for more than a week. No undesirable consequences.
If the pain was not like what was described above, consult the practitioner immediately.
2: Precautions after bloodletting treatment
No bathing is allowed within 24 hours. Eat more warm food, no cold food and drink. If lower limbs are involved, do not walk or stand for long periods of time within a week.
Very few patients will have a local hematoma. After hemostasis, gently press to dissipate. It disappears in about 1 week, without adverse consequences.
3: Precautions after a moxibustion
During the treatment, avoid getting cold, and cold food/drink is contraindicated. If small blisters appear after moxibustion, they will resolve on their own after a few days; if there are a sore throat and other symptoms, it can be resolved by increasing the treatment interval and drinking more warm water. If other conditions occur, please communicate with the practitioner in time.
