Factors affecting acupuncture(Chinese Medicine) efficacy

Factors affecting acupuncture(Chinese Medicine) efficacy

1.Weather/Temperature changes-(1) worse at night time (2)cold/rainy weather
Avoid exposing painful body parts to cold air (including seaside breeze, running, walking, hiking, camping).
2.Work-related/overusing/aggravating factors/repeated injury
3.mental health(anxiety,stress,depression,grief)
4.Insufficient treatment frequency(Some conditions require treatment 2-3 times per week)
5.Constitution/Genetic problems(Being naturally hot or cold constitution requires improving one’s constitution and circulation.People with cold hands and feet often find relief only after their hands and feet warm up.The symptoms are either intermittent or fluctuate between improvement and worsening.)
6.Some people refuse to heed the advice of acupuncturists and fail to make changes to their lifestyle, then they constantly complain: “Why isn’t my condition improving?”

In traditional Chinese medicine, there are six conditions in which treatment is not pursued:

1.Individuals who are arrogant and unreasonable are not treated.
2.Those who are greedy and unwilling to spend money on their health are not treated.
3.Individuals who cannot follow the doctor’s instructions to adjust their lifestyle are not treated.
4.People with severe imbalance of yin and yang organs and dysfunction are not treated.
5.Individuals who are extremely weak and unable to take medication are not treated.
6.Those who believe in superstition rather than medical science are not treated.

影响针灸（中医）疗效的因素：
1.天气/温度变化 – （1）晚间症状加重（2）寒冷/多雨的天气(避免暴露疼痛部位于寒冷的空气中（包括海滨微风、跑步、散步、徒步旅行、露营）。
2.工作相关/过度使用/加重因素/反复受伤
3.心理健康（焦虑、压力、抑郁、悲伤）
4.治疗频率不足（某些病症需要每周治疗2-3次）
5.体质/遗传问题（天生体质偏热或偏冷需要改善体质和循环。手脚冰冷的人常常在手脚温暖后才能感到缓解。症状6.可能是间歇性的，或者在好转和恶化之间波动。）
7.有些固执的人拒绝听从针灸师的建议，不愿改变自己的生活方式，然后不断抱怨：“为什么我的情况没有好转？”

中医有六不治：
1.自以为是，不讲道理的人，不治；
2.贪恋钱财，不愿花钱医治身体的人，不治；
3.不能按照医生的要求，合理调节衣食生活的人，不治；
4.阴阳脏腑失调，情况已经非常严重的人，不治；
5.身体非常虚弱，以至于无法服药的人，不治；
6.信歪门邪道，而不信医道的人，不治。