Is Acupuncture Treatment Advisable After Pacemaker Placement?

Posted on Sun, 18 Dec 2016

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Sun, 18 Dec 2016 Answered on

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Question : can you use acupuncture when you have a pacemaker ?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (27 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

Regarding your concern, I would explain that there are no contraindications to manual acupuncture when having a pacemaker. It does not interfere with the pacemaker electrical activity.

But, I would not advice electro-acupuncture, because there is a risk that the electrical stimulus of the acupuncture device may interfere with the pacemaker.

Hope to have been helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar