Korean J Neurotrauma. 2020 Sep 23;16(2):332-336. doi: 10.13004/kjnt.2020.16.e31. eCollection 2020 Oct. Hyun Woo Kim 1, Sang Yoon Kim 2, Sanghyun Song 3, Young Jin Kim 1 PMID: 33163446 PMCID: PMC7607017 DOI: 10.13004/kjnt.2020.16.e31 Abstract Acupuncture is a well-known traditional medical procedure in Korea and is being increasingly used to treat various conditions including pain control, especially […]
Preston Phillips 11:19 PM, Feb 4, 2015 SAN DIEGO – A local woman is suing a chiropractor, claiming his botched acupuncture procedure led to a collapsed lung and thousands in medical bills. Jaime Del Fierro is suing for thousands in hospital bills and damages that she claims to have incurred following what she calls a […]
Rambam Maimonides Med Jv.5(3); 2014 JulPMC4128590 The Perils of Complementary Alternative Medicine Michael J. Bayme, M.D., F.A.C.S. Abstract More than 11,000 articles lauding alternative medicine appear in the PubMed database, but there are only a few articles describing the complications of such care. Two patients suffering from complications of alternative medicine were treated in our […]
Medical Acupuncture Vol. 26, No. 4 Case Report David A. Hampton, Robert T. Kaneko, Erika Simeon, Alexis Moren, Susan Rowell, and Jennifer M. Watters Published Online:22 Aug 2014 https://doi.org/10.1089/acu.2013.1022 Abstract Background: Acupuncture-related pneumothorax (PTX) is a poorly reported complication of thoracic needling. Recent Chinese literature reviews cited PTXs as the most common adverse outcome. Because […]
A case report and review of the literature JunBum Park, MD The Spine Journal Available online 2 October 2013 Abstract Background context Subdural spinal hematoma (SDH) is a very rare entity; however, it can lead to serious complications resulting from injuries to the spinal cord and roots. Although acupuncture has been a popular method for […]
Tom Blackwell Thursday, Jul. 4, 2013 As a world-class judoka, Kim Ribble-Orr weathered an extraordinary amount of adversity – not to mention battered limbs — to achieve her dream of competing in the Olympics. When a massage therapist tried to treat the headaches she suffered after a 2006 car crash with acupuncture, however, he set […]
Junhua Zhang Bulletin of the World Health Organization 2010;88:915-921C. doi: 10.2471/BLT.10.076737 Introduction Acupuncture is popular in most countries, but nowhere more than in China. Because its use is so widespread, safety is an important issue that deserves close attention. Serious adverse events resulting from acupuncture, including pneumothorax, cardiac tamponade, spinal cord injury and viral hepatitis, […]
Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg. 2008 Aug;36(2):160-3. Abstract AIM: To systematically review the literature on vascular injuries caused by acupuncture. METHOD: Systematic literature search in Medline and PubMed. RESULTS: Twentyone cases were identified and the majority developed symptoms in direct connection with the acupuncture treatment. Three patients died, two from pericardial tamponade and one from […]
Acupunct Med. 2001 Dec;19(2):103-8. Peuker E, Grönemeyer D. Abstract Acupuncture has a reputation among the public of being safe. Although recently performed prospective studies on the frequency of adverse effects of acupuncture found no severe complication, since 1965 many case reports of serious or even life-threatening incidents caused by acupuncture have appeared in the scientific […]