Acupuncture therapy is widely used in the treatment of various clinical problems

but has some contraindications which should be highly noted. For example

patients with potential hemorrhagic tendency owing to administration of necessary anticoagulants and antiplatelets should be paid more attention when acupuncture therapy was performed. Usually

anticoagulants and antiplatelets combined with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory hormones

antibiotic agents and vasodilators significantly increased the risk of bleeding. Chinese herbal medicines for activating blood circulation to arrest pain

and improper medication including the dosage and frequency should be avoided. Patients with chronic liver diseases

acute and severe liver and kidney function impairment due to inability to secrete coagulation factor in time to initiate coagulation mechanism are also unsuitable for acupuncture the-rapy. For this reason

we put forward some necessary countermeasures: a) collecting the patient's medical history in detail

b) paying attention to the coagulation related tests

c) taking the patient's blood volume and platelet related parameters seriously

and d) enacting reasonable diagnosis and treatment ideas.