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Can you get acupuncture while sick?

I am a 28 year old male. I want to know if you can get acupuncture while sick?

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Yes.
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yes acupuncture can stimulate your immune response and help you recover from your sickness faster
Yes it can benefit your immune system…and that is a question best asked of your own Practitioner
Generally yes. Always let your provider know what you have going on.. but Acupuncture may help relieve the cold symptoms you might be having, like congestion, cough, aches.. etc. And it can also boost your immune system.
Acupuncture will advance your healing 10 fold.
Yes you can get acupuncture while sick, a good provider can help you out with massage, acupuncture and herbs, you better try!
Hello,

The answer to this question will vary from acupuncturist to acupuncturist as helping keep our staff and selves safe is also a concern when treating sick patients. So, it will depend on what type of 'sick' you are. Acupuncture can be very beneficial in treating the symptoms of the common cold, flu, etc., however, it will depend on the practitioner whether they will see patients with active respiratory infections. If you are a COVID-19 positive patient, please do not seek out in-person treatments as this puts the clinic, staff, and patients at risk. Many practitioners now offer telehealth and Chinese herbal medicine is an excellent way to combat a cold, flu, and even COVID-19 (although it is no substitute for vaccination).

For other non-communicable diseases, illness, etc., acupuncture is often a great adjunct treatment to support your allopathic care. Acupuncture has been shown to decrease pain, nausea, and improve quality of life scores in patients experiencing a variety of conditions and illnesses. Call the provider first or have a consultation to go over your case to make sure the practitioner is a good match and treats your specific illness.
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Good afternoon,

You can go see an acupuncturist, while you're sick or you feel good.

David
Yes, you may.
Yes.
What is your definition of being sick? If you have nausea, you can acupuncture. If you have a low platelet count or on warfarin and you bruise easily, acupuncture might not be good for you.
That’s a great question. Yes, you can get a treatment if you are sick. Acupuncture is great at boosting the body’s immune system. I believe most acupuncturist would be open to helping, depending on how contagious the illness is.
Most likely you can get acupuncture if you are sick. There are only a few reasons for avoiding acupuncture at the specific time.
Sick is a very vague term. The answer is it depends, sick with what and how sick. Most of my patients come in monthly for a “tune up”. They may say I feel like I’m coming down with something. Acupuncture can boost the immune system. So after the treatment they feel fine and do not come down with anything. If you wait until you are very sick with a cold or flu then you probably need herbs, chicken soup, and to stay in bed. There are too many possibilities to answer here. Best to call your acupuncturist and get their advice.
Yes, but that depends on the practitioner.
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Yes, acupuncture will help you recover more quickly.
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It depends what kind of sick you get ? Patients come to clinic to get acupuncture because they're get sick, but some kinds of sick should not be treat with acupuncture, better before get acupuncture treatment ask your physician and or the acupuncturist whether or not to have acupuncture ?
Another things is when you feel sick but you don't know what's wrong about yourself then don't acupuncture, if you get treatment then you will get more sick, when you have lower energy , anger and hungry then don't acupuncture.
Yes, acupuncture is a form of medical intervention. It can have an immediate result depending on what kind of acute illness.
You can. Acupuncture may be able to help alleviate your symptoms and speed up your recovery when you are feeling sick.
Yes, you can.
It depends on what has caused your illness. Normally this time of year we'd be talking about cold/flu but we have an extra variable right now in COVID.

My general rule is: if a patient feels like they're at the very beginning stages of some illness - feeling flushed, slight fatigue, that gritty feeling in their eyes - they should come in for an evaluation and treatment. If they have developed definite symptoms - fever or alternating fever and chills, fatigue, muscle or joint aches, cough, running nose, and so on - they need to stay home, rest and get plenty of fluids. Cold, flu and COVID are all caused by viral infection - there is no antibiotic which will clear that up and, so long as a patient is fairly healthy, these illnesses rarely cause issues, and typically clear up on their own in a couple of weeks.