How often should acupuncture be performed?

It is generally better to perform acupuncture every other day, or you can choose to have it once a day. It depends on the severity of the disease, and you can also follow the doctor's advice.

Acupuncture can effectively dredge the meridians, promote the body's metabolism and blood circulation, eliminate the cold in the body, improve symptoms such as cold limbs, reduce swelling and relieve pain, regulate the imbalance of yin and yang, improve the patient's body immunity, and treat nervous system diseases, such as epilepsy or facial paralysis. Acupuncture usually requires a long time of persistence to see the effect. Acupuncture usually takes about 15 to 20 minutes. If necessary, it can be combined with drug treatment. You can take nerve nourishing drugs, such as oryzanol or vitamin A. If acupuncture is performed frequently in a short period of time, it may cause skin damage or symptoms such as burns.

When doing acupuncture, you should usually pay attention to the location of the acupuncture. Generally, it should not be done in the important spleen position or in the large blood vessels, otherwise it may cause heavy bleeding. Keep your mood relaxed and avoid excessive mental stress. Patients with skin infections or local ulcers usually cannot have acupuncture. Pregnant women or women during menstruation should also be cautious when having acupuncture. Patients with weak bodies or abnormal coagulation function cannot have acupuncture.