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How Does Acupuncture Feel?

Some people may wonder: is acupuncture treatment painful? Will it hurt to have a needle inserted in my body? Fortunately, the needles used for acupuncture treatment are very thin and the tip of needle is very finely sharpened. This kind of needle won't make patients suffer from pain. Moreover, a professional acupuncturist has very skillful ways to insert the needles. It will only feel like a mosquito bite when the acupuncturist inserts the needles. Then you will feel a slight distention, this means that the treatment is effectively acting on your body. No one, anywhere in the world, likes painful treatment. If acupuncture were painful, it would be eliminated by modern society already, and you would not see it in the United States today.  

What are the Benefits of Treatment?

Acupuncture and moxibustion not only have a history of thousands of years of practice with abundant clinical knowledge, but also have modern clinical relevance as far as having a wide range of indications, good curative effect, safe usage and minimal side effects.

Accepted Treatment Method: As an accepted and well-liked treatment method with thousands of years of history, acupuncture has remarkable effectiveness and treatment results. It is especially good at treating all kinds of pain syndromes, sensory disturbances, dyskinesias and all kinds of functional disorders.

Safety: Acupuncture and moxibustion are natural physical therapies. They use external stimulation to improve the human body's immunity and can compel the body's organs and tissues to regulate themselves and regain their normal conditions. In the whole treatment process there is no foreign substance getting into the system, so it has no systemic side effects and can not damage organs and tissues. There is no possibility of hurting your stomach while treating your liver or damaging your hearing while curing your inflammation. Practicing acupuncture and moxibustion has certain professional requirements. The needles are sterile and are either disposable or autoclaved between treatments. The sizes, inserting depth, inserting degree, and stimulating method all have special requirements. In the hands of a comprehensively trained acupuncturist, your safety is assured.

Rapid Results Are Possible: A pain syndrome, for example, may only take one or two treatments to relieve the pain, and each session usually lasts only 20 to30 minutes.

It can keep you healthy: Ancient experience and modern research show that acupuncture and moxibustion can improve one's immunity. As we know, if the immunity is strong enough, most infectious diseases can be avoided. So if you are healthy, getting regular acupuncture and moxibustion can regulate your body’s immunity to keep you in the best condition. If you are less than healthy, but not ill, or only slightly weak, acupuncture and moxibustion could improve your immune function and help you become healthier.

What Can Acupuncture and TCM Treat?

The World Health Organization (WHO) recognizes acupuncture’s and TCM’s ability to treat over 43 common disorders. Thousands of years of practice in China have demonstrated that acupuncture and TCM can treat far more than just these 43 common disorders. But these disorders recognized by the WHO include:

NEUROLOGICAL: Headache, Migraine, Neuralgia, Facial pain, Post-Operative Pain, Stroke residuals, Parkinson's disease

RESPIRATORY: Allergy, Asthma, Sinusitis, Tonsillitis, Bronchitis, Constipation

DIGESTIVE: Abdominal Pain, Chronic Diarrhea, Indigestion, Constipation

GYNECOLOGICAL: Infertility, PMS, Cramps, Menopause Syndrome

EMOTIONAL: Insomnia, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Hypertension, Nervousness

EYES, EARS, DENTAL: Poor Vision, Tinnitus, Toothache, Post Extraction Pain, Allergy

MUSCULO-SKELETAL: Pain and Weakness in: Neck, Shoulders, Arms, Hands, Fingers, Back, Hips, Legs, Knees, and Feet, as well as Muscle Cramping, Arthritis, Sciatica, Disc Problems, Traumatic Injuries, Sprains, Sports Injuries, Tendonitis

UROLOGICAL: UTI, Sexual dysfunction

CARDIOVASCULAR: High Cholesterol, Heart diseases

How many treatments will I need?

Acupuncture is a process, not a procedure. Successful outcomes are dependent upon treatment given over a period of time at regularly scheduled intervals. Going weeks between treatments is not likely to be very beneficial.

In China, where the government pays for medical care, patients get acupuncture daily. In this country, patients usually receive treatments weekly. A course of therapy usually ranges between 8 to 12 treatments, with some disorders requiring more than one course of therapy to attain maximum results. Some disorders may also require coming more than once a week. The number of treatments you will need before you feel better also depends on the condition, how long you have had it, how often you receive treatments, how severe the symptoms, and successful adherence to suggested lifestyle modifications.

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