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Curious About Acupuncture? Here’s What to Expect
If you’re curious about trying acupuncture and have any reservations, rest assured it is a wonderful experience. Usually the first thing people want to know is—does it hurt? For the most part, no it doesn’t, sometimes you barely feel it, and here is what else I tell all new patients... The needles are very fine and thin, like a few strands of hair thick, kind of like a dog’s or cat’s whisker. They are either inserted with a guide tube or ‘free handed’ by the acupuncturist. Because the needles are so thin and the insertion is swift, sometimes you do not feel it at all, or if you do it is just a tiny poke that dissipates. If it stays feeling sharp, tell us, we will adjust or remove it. After that, you may sometimes feel a dull ache or pressure sensation that comes to the needle, then goes away within seconds. This is a good sign, we call this the arrival of the Qi or energy to the point, it is being activated, energy is moving, and if in a sore muscle, those fibers are releasing. Sometimes you can feel a warming, spreading or travelling sensation, but it is not an electric sensation, we know where nerves are and we avoid them, we are not stimulating nerves, we are stimulating designated acupuncture points.
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