Hi,

I have been practicing acupuncture for over 13 years and I have seen
something similar to this 3 times, once when needling myself, but
never this severe. All 3 times the points were similar to heart 7 in
that they were near the ankles or wrists in very small spaces between
tendons. I'm not sure what causes it, but, in my experience it is
very easy to remedy. My guess is that the nerve just doesn't know to
stop firing - after six months it is very unlikely that there is an
actual injury remaining in the area.

Anyway, to treat it look for a spot on your ankle (there could be one
on either ankle or both of them) fairly close to the ankle bone, that
is very tender when you push on it. You may not even know right now
that such a spot is there, but when you find it, it will be tender
enough that you know right away you've found the right one. It is
possible, but not probable, that there will be more than one tender
spot per ankle. If there is more than one, but one is obviously more
tender, don't worry about the other ones.

Massage that spot for a couple of minutes, a few times a day. It is
not unusual to feel the problem spot (in this case heart 7) begin to
feel better right away. You could also have an acupuncturist needle
the ankle spot for you.

I hope this is helpful.

Jane Bean

--- In acupunctureforum@yahoogroups.com, "palmscdrenter"
<palmscdrenter@y...> wrote:
>
> 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:
> >
> > 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:
> > >
> > > What is the sensation that you are supposed to feel when an
> acupuncture
> > > needle is inserted properly?
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