Pregnancy – Generally start by using point Kidney and Shenmen only.

Epilepsy – Generally use only one point at a time and increase the number used as the patients’ tolerance allows.

Haemophilia – Use acupuncture with care and consider concealed points such as point sympathetic, they may bleed and cause marked bruising.

Hepatitis and HIV and other BBV’s – You should use the same safe practice precautions with patients who identify themselves as having a transmittable Blood Borne Virus as those who don’t.

DVT – Patients on warfarin heparin or other blood thinning products, points may bleed for longer.

NOTE – Some texts state that auricular acupuncture should be used with great caution in women during their periods, in women if they have a history of habitual miscarriages, in severe coronary conditions and in malignant anaemia.