Acupuncture Needling Styles and Reports of Associated Adverse Reactions to Acupuncture

Marie, McDowellJillian; Margaret, J. Glory Darling

doi:10.1089/acu.2014.1060

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“…However, the total number of physiotherapists utilising this complementary and alternative medicine in NZ is unknown. This has been a limiting factor for several research surveys to date [ 10 , 11 ]. The paper “Safe acupuncture and dry needling during pregnancy: New Zealand physiotherapists’ opinion and practice”, was published in 2019 in Integrative Medicine Research [ 2 ].…”

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Extrapolation errors in Liu et al.’s CAM integrative review of health care professionals in New Zealand

McDowell,

Kohut,

Betts

2024

BMC Complement Med Ther

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This letter is to highlight errors made by Liu et al. in their 2020 paper in BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, “Complementary and alternative medicine—practice, attitudes, and knowledge among healthcare professionals in New Zealand: an integrative review”. Substantial errors in their citation of the recent research and methodology by McDowell, Kohut & Betts (2019) pertaining to the practice of acupuncture in New Zealand by physiotherapists are presented. The actual results of McDowell et al.’s work and the true state of acupuncture use by their sample group is reported.

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Extrapolation errors in Liu et al.’s CAM integrative review of health care professionals in New Zealand

McDowell,

Kohut,

Betts

2024

BMC Complement Med Ther

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“…One of the most common acupuncture-related adverse events was subarachnoid haemorrhage, which was reported in 35 patients of the 296 cases [70]. As with DN, there is no universally accepted system for reporting adverse events of acupuncture [16,71]. Lee et al evaluated the risk of bleedingrelated adverse events (microbleeding, hematoma, and ecchymosis) after acupuncture treatment in patients taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy; 169 patients taking anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy (exposure group) and 259 patients taking no medication (nonexposure group) were assessed immediately after acupuncture treatment and before acupuncture treatment the following day.…”

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“…ere is no universally accepted system for reporting adverse events of DN, and therefore, the actual incidence of dry needling-related adverse events is unknown [16].…”

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Dry Needling and Antithrombotic Drugs

Muñoz

Dommerholt

Pérez-Palomares

et al. 2022

Pain Research and Management

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Many clinicians increasingly use dry needling in clinical practice. However, whether patients’ intake of antithrombotic drugs should be considered as a contraindication for dry needling has not been investigated to date. As far as we know, there are no publications in analyzing the intake of antiplatelet or anticoagulant agents in the context of dry needling techniques. A thorough analysis of existing medications and how they may impact various needling approaches may contribute to improved evidence-informed clinical practice. The primary purpose of this paper is to review the current knowledge of antithrombotic therapy in the context of dry needling. In addition, reviewing guidelines of other needling approaches, such as electromyography, acupuncture, botulinum toxin infiltration, and neck ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy, may provide specific insights relevant for dry needling. Based on published data, taking antithrombotic medication should not be considered an absolute contraindication for dry needling techniques. As long as specific dry needling and individual risks are properly considered, it does not change the risk and safety profile of dry needling. Under specific circumstances, the use of ultrasound guidance is recommended when available.

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Trigger Point Acupuncture (Dry Needling) and Associated Fecal Incontinence in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report

Marie¹,

Heather

Margaret

2015

Medical Acupuncture

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Acupuncture Needling Styles and Reports of Associated Adverse Reactions to Acupuncture

Cited by 3 publications

References 25 publications

Extrapolation errors in Liu et al.’s CAM integrative review of health care professionals in New Zealand

Extrapolation errors in Liu et al.’s CAM integrative review of health care professionals in New Zealand

Dry Needling and Antithrombotic Drugs

Trigger Point Acupuncture (Dry Needling) and Associated Fecal Incontinence in Multiple Sclerosis: A Case Report

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