Spinal cord injury as a complication of an acupuncture.
Recently, acupuncture has been widely performed for the treatment of many different diseases. We studied a patient with migraine who had been treated by "okibari," an acupunctural procedure. About 20 needles were inserted permanently in the subcutaneous tissues of his neck and occipital scalp. About 6 months later he hit the back of his neck, and soon after this accident cervical myelopathy occurred. There have been no similar reports.
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009339:Needles; D011859:Radiography; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*