A member asked:

I had minor knee pain but after i went acupuncture, it got worse with soreness and weakness in my whole leg especially after when i stretch the muscle?

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Several possibile: You may have referred pain from you lower back that progressed and the acupuncture was coincidental. It is unusually of acupuncture to make it worse unless they did it wrong. I advise you to seek medical evaluation.

Answered 6/21/2017

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Agree w Dr Coles: There are 3 outcomes with pain treatments from acupuncture. 1- pain improves & 2- pain worsens. These are both GOOD outcomes. If pain increases - it should dissipate within 1 to 3 days. This means that the acupuncture is effecting a change. However, if there is no change with treatment - that means acupuncture is not effective. If this is lasting pain that you are experiencing -it is highly >

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