I ask because I believe that I was injured by a acupuncture needle.
A needle was inserted at H7 and I immediately felt an severe
electrical shock radiate through my palm and down my small finger.
That night the pain was so bad that I couldn't been my arm back
completely. After 6 months the pain has decreased but has not healed
completely. What does this sound like? ANy help would be greatly
appreciated.
--- In acupunctureforum@yahoogroups.com, "Dr. Philip Tan-Gatue"
<philiptangatue@g...> wrote:
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> It is called "needling sensation" in English. The Chinese term has
a deeper
> meaning. It is called "De Qi" which is often translated as "arrival
of qi"
> but I prefer the term "getting qi". Depending on the part of the
body being
> needled, the constitution of the person, and the needling itself,
this
> sensation can vary from outright mild stabbing pain (mostly in feet
and
> hands) to a feeling of distention, a feeling of numbness (as in a
charley
> horse, or when you sit cross legged for too long a time), sometimes
a bit of
> electricity. One thing that should not be normally felt is stabbing
pain,
> though.
> Most importantly, most patients find the feeling of "de qi" to
actually be
> comforting and relaxing.
> I hope this helps.
>
> On 10/28/05, palmscdrenter <palmscdrenter@y...> wrote:
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acupuncture
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> Philip Niño Tan-Gatue, MD
> Acupuncturist and Physician
> http://www.tan-gatue.net
> "The patient does not care about your science; what he wants to
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