Acupuncture is safe if you follow the strict rules of this practice like any other health professional. Though it is absolutely necessary to consult an acupuncturist whose diploma is recognized by the provincial and federal. Would you ask a yoga teacher to prescribe antibiotics or ask your pharmacist to show you yoga postures? No.
When you visit an acupuncturist in Canada, this person will have bought his acupuncture needles according to the rules of the supervising organization to which he or she is affiliated in his province. This organization (L’ordre des acupuncteurs au Québec), which aims to ensure the protection of the public meets strict rules imposed by Health Canada, a federal institution and both are very rigid in rules. This acupuncturist will have 3 years of intensive studies, specialized only in acupuncture and Chinese medicine and if this person does not follow the rules it can be denounced to this organization and after investigation lose the right to practice.
In acupuncture, the therapist uses specialized type of needles, these needles must meet the right size and be kept in sealed and sterilized packaging. The practitioner will ask you if you are allergic to silicone in which case you will receive treatment with non-silicone coated acupuncture needles to avoid any reaction.
It is totally normal for a person to ask this question, considering the recency of this practice in western society. It is also normal to find articles against acupuncture circulating on the Internet because, to put it simply, Western medicine is not always ready to promote a non-invasive treatment for the immediate outcome of chronic pain. As a result, acupuncture attracts a lot of patients looking for a treatment that can quickly relieve their chronic pain. Acupuncture is currently gaining vast recognition for this matter, for its efficacy to relieve chronic pain.
Quite often the question associated with the title of this article is: does acupuncture work? and if we are not sure, why should we take the risk of receiving such care? In recent years many testimonials from patients and hospital staff have shown that acupuncture is safe and just as effective, as a Western medical treatment recommended by regular doctors. For the moment we still lack solid scientific evidence such as meta-analyzes or systematic reviews recognized by Western medicine.
Yes we can possibly die from acupuncture, just like from any other medical treatment. However the cases of death are extremely rare and very often serious complications or death occurred, are more a result of the inability to treat the disease or form the misuse of previous medical treatment.
In conclusion, one can possibly die or suffer complications in acupuncture when there is misuse of tools by unqualified, incompetent or bad intentioned people.
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