Case Report: Fainting During Acupuncture Treatment.

Conclusions: The research team suggests that the fainting occurred for the patients in the two case studies secondary to the hungry state. Hunger may be one of the most important causes of fainting connected to acupuncture. The failure of a practitioner to perform treatment for fainting in a timely and effective manner, or his or her improper handling of it, can lead to serious consequences. Therefore, factors that may cause fainting should be minimized to avoid their occurrence during acupuncture.
PMID: 31719213 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine - November 7, 2019 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Zhang Y, Zhao X, Lv Y, Chen ML, Chen W, Xu X Tags: Altern Ther Health Med Source Type: research