Tehran University of Medical Sciences Case Reports in Clinical Practice 2538-2683 1 4 2017 06 24 115 117 EN Gholamreza Raissi Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Tannaz Ahadi Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Maryam Hosseini Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Lobaneh Janbazi Neuromusculoskeletal Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2017 03 07 2017 04 19 With an increase in the application of acupuncture, more complications will be encountered; physicians must be familiar with these complications. We report a case of neuroma formation in the superficial peroneal nerve territory after acupuncture. A 44-year-old woman, after acupuncture for low back pain felt numbness and pain on the lateral side of the dorsum of her left foot. Electrodiagnostically, the patient's symptom was related to superficial peroneal nerve injury. An acupuncturist must be aware of possible complications of needling specially near nerves. Manipulation of the needle may increase risk of nerve injury. https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/view/107 https://crcp.tums.ac.ir/index.php/crcp/article/download/107/59