“Is it bad to move during acupuncture?”
I am a 38 year old male. I want to know if it is bad to move during acupuncture?
16 Answers
No excess lifting or activity past your treatment for 24 hrs
Yes. It is not good to move during acupuncture as this can cause twisting in your muscles which causes pain. It is better to plan on relaxing, and maybe even taking a nap, during your acupuncture session. Save the moving for afterwards.
yes, it is not good to move in a session, you can cause problems by moving
Yes, best to lie or sit still.
It's not ideal, but it also depends on the treatment. if the needles are only in your ears, go ahead no biggie there. If you have deep needling into the glute for sciatic pain, please don't move. Bad plan. However, know that you are not locked in place, you can shift and reposition-your body will let you know if it's an issue. Also, feel free to call your acupuncturist over to you if you do need to get up and move for any reason. This is your treatment and your body and you are in control.
Thank you for your question,
Regarding moving during an Acupuncture treatment is not considered good or bad. The issues is it may be uncomfortable, as well as the needles could fall out since they do not go very deep. Your best bet to retain your needles through the session is to be still for the treatment duration.
Regarding moving during an Acupuncture treatment is not considered good or bad. The issues is it may be uncomfortable, as well as the needles could fall out since they do not go very deep. Your best bet to retain your needles through the session is to be still for the treatment duration.
Among the many things that you should not do during acupuncture is moving. You should not move at all once your practitioner has inserted the needles. The reasoning behind this is that you can move and cause needles to be pushed further into your body. This can result in more complications than you had not anticipated. To avoid such a scenario, you want to avoid movement during acupuncture. Apart from this risk, different anatomical reasons should prevent you from moving during acupuncture. One such reason is that the inserted needles could be forced into the nerves or blood vessels, leading to extreme cases. For instance, needles on the chest could lead to lung puncture once they are forced into the thorax. The deeper the needles go, the more the risk
Of course, like all things Chinese Medicine, it depends. What type of movement are you talking about? Small contractions to stimulate the needles, maybe okay. Bigger movements that can possible bend or break a needle, yeah, that's bad. One of the great benefits of Acupuncture is that it seems to open up a portal to sensations of the Dao. The emptiness that underlies all reality. Finding stillness is an invitation to the profound.
That question depends heavily on the practitioner’s method of treatment and theory. When I was a student, I helped treat a prospective student who was a massage therapist; I inserted the needles into his hands and expected him to relax, but he told me he ended up twisting them constantly to have a better effect. Another time as a student, my professor told me to acupuncture the patient’s spine and told her not to move, but she kept turning her head and ended up bending the needles which made it very tender. Often for neck/back/leg pain, I will now ask the patient to synergistically move the limb/trunk with the acupuncture to stimulate the energy flow to those areas for the best relief. Definitely check with your primary to see if alternative medicine would be a good choice and ask your practitioner if you should move or not. Oftentimes you’re expected to relax and let the magic work.
Have a Happy New Year!
Live Happy,
Michael
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Live Happy,
Michael
Mr. Anthony James Lorenzo
Acupuncturist
It is not ideal to move during acupuncture (while the needles are inserted), especially if the muscles that flew have needles through them. Patients move though... and I have never lost a patient yet. Often, it just causes added discomfort as the needles are very thin and bend easily. A crooked needle doesn't come out as easily.
Hope that helps. I tend to stay away from relative terms like good/bad.
Hope that helps. I tend to stay away from relative terms like good/bad.
It is not recommended to move during an acupuncture appointment because if the needles are inserted deeply it can be dangerous.
Please don't move much during needling time.
Yes, it is bad to move during acupuncture it may cause some accidents.
Generally speaking, no, but we don't recommend it. The needles can sometimes be set rather deep and movement can be uncomfortable or may even bend needles, which can make them difficult to remove. If you're feeling anxious and want to move, I recommend focusing on your breathing and feeling your body against the table. Let your body get heavy and allow the table to carry that weight (both the physical and emotional)!
Practitioners who use Japanese needles may not insert them very deeply, and moving around can make them fall out.
Generally, it's not an issue for a patient to make small adjustments or scratch an itch while the needles are in place. There are a few acupuncture points on the outside of the shin that would require the patient not move the low leg/foot while the needles are in place. This warning has more to do with needles getting bent and being difficult to withdraw than a patient creating a dangerous situation by moving.
Since the needles are typically placed in spaces between muscle groups and, occasionally, in trigger/motor points directly in muscle, movement can result in discomfort or pain. Excessive movement can cause a needle to fall out where it either ends up in the patient's clothing, tangled in the table or chair covering, or on the floor. These needles will need to be located prior to patient movement or there's a risk of getting stabbed elsewhere with a random needle.
I usually tell people when it's ok to move and what limbs are ok to move while the needles are in place. If there's any question, ask your provider before they leave the room.
Since the needles are typically placed in spaces between muscle groups and, occasionally, in trigger/motor points directly in muscle, movement can result in discomfort or pain. Excessive movement can cause a needle to fall out where it either ends up in the patient's clothing, tangled in the table or chair covering, or on the floor. These needles will need to be located prior to patient movement or there's a risk of getting stabbed elsewhere with a random needle.
I usually tell people when it's ok to move and what limbs are ok to move while the needles are in place. If there's any question, ask your provider before they leave the room.
