“Soreness in hands and feet from Acupuncture ”

Hi, I think you should went back to that clinic to tell them this issue, but never ask them to treat you again even they say they wont to fix this for you, the doctor should return the fee to you or pay you the damage fee. You also can report this issue to your state acupuncture board, they like customers report issue to them, they will help you from there.

The first question is the term “licensed professional”. Was this an L.Ac., Licensed acupuncturist, or someone else? The acupuncturist should have immediately treated the numbness from the treatment, at least I would have. Second, six weeks is way too long. You need e-stim to fix the numbness, the longer you wait the worse the prognosis. It sounds as if the needle hit a nerve. This happens and can easily be fixed if treated right away. If you went to a licensed acupuncturist, then call them back and go in to get it fixed. If it was not a licensed acupuncturist then contact one and get it fixed right away.

I would check if your neurologist

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It can be brought back to normal with acupuncture.

It may be nerve damage, remember not to stretch, and do not lift heavy objects. It's generally recoverable.

Good afternoon,

1. Received, thank you.
2. Regarding the sensation you feel after acupuncture therapy, it's normal but should not last this long.
3. You mentioned about feeling after acupuncture therapy therefore it is impossible during the acupuncture treatment that it damaged the nerve because if it's nerve damage you will feel the sensation immediately. Plus, the needle is extremely thin, the chance to cause nerve damage is extremely unlikely.
4. It could be something else going on in your body but just happened to show up after acupuncture therapy (has nothing to do with acupuncture therapy). More than likely, the sensation you experienced is not from acupuncture therapy.
5. I recommend you find another acupuncturist for a consultation and make an appointment with your family doctor for follow up to rule out the possibility of other diseases.
6. If you shall have any questions, feel free to call me at (562) 698-3008.

David

I'm so sorry this happened to you. This is not a typical reaction or side effect of acupuncture. Have you tried contacting your acupuncturist? I'd recommend calling their office immediately and reporting what happened. I'm positive they would arrange to have you in as soon as possible. Since I don't know what condition you went to acupuncture for I can't safely suggest a remedy.

The best recommendation is to massage the sore areas for 2-3 min and apply heat.

It is possible the needle hit a nerve and you have some nerve damage.
Although it does heal with time, it can take 6-8 weeks.

Generally speaking, acupuncture treatment is safe. When the needle is inserted into the point, the patient usually feels sore, numbness, heaviness, and distension, which are normal needle sensation after getting Qi. Under the premise of strict needle disinfection and standardized operation, long-term side effects are rarely seen.

I'm sorry to hear you had an adverse reaction to a treatment. You might want to check with your original practitioner, and if they have no ideas, try a different practitioner. I am mystified as to why you should have those symptoms. You might try taking extra B12 which helps with the healing of the myelin sheath of the nerves in the off chance he hit a nerve. It may take a while to heal, but keep at it.

Question in return: when you say licensed professional, do you mean an L.Ac. or do you mean an MD/PT/DC? Acupuncture is currently in a very weird position in the west. We have L.Ac.'s who are generally well trained, but everyone else in the medical community seems to think that acupuncture's so easy even a caveman can do it. This causes problems, because the right thing to do if someone thinks acupuncture offers a decent remedy is to refer them to an an actual acupuncturist. Instead, folks often take a few hours of acupuncture or read a book, and think they can now do the same thing as someone with 3-5 years of graduate level education in Chinese medicine.

The point you're referring to on the hand is a fairly specific extra point from a completely different acupuncture system relative to classical Chinese medicine. So I'm going to assume you saw an L.Ac. in this case.

First off - if the sensation has persisted for more than a week or two then we're probably looking at some sort of nerve issue. The provider in question should have asked for feedback and re-positioned any needles causing the sensations you describe. I'd suggest a visit to your primary care provider. They'll evaluate your problem, but what you're wanting is a referral for a neurologic consult. We need to make sure the nerves in the hand are ok.

The other thing I'd suggest is to look around and find a different acupuncturist. See if you can find someone who practices either orthopedic acupuncture or acupuncture from a more neurologic perspective. These folks are going to be hard to find so you might have to call around a bit. If you're looking at websites, you want someone whose site is devoid of the common eastern mysticism type language. See if you can get a consult with someone like this, explain your case and see what they think. It's possible that acupuncture, correctly applied, can resolve this issue.