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What Does Acupuncture Feel Like?

Many first-time patients are concerned that acupuncture needles will feel like hypodermic injections at the doctor’s office. They won't. Acupuncture uses hair-thin, flexible needles that you will hardly feel when I insert them. When I gently stimulate the needles they may produce a unique sensation that Oriental medicine calls de qi. Patients often describe de qi as a heavy, achy pressure, or spreading, traveling feeling. You may also feel an "electrical" sensation moving down the meridian pathways, though this is less common. Most patients find acupuncture sessions deeply relaxing and nothing to be afraid of. 

Acupuncture treatment creates deep relaxation
in both mind and body.

How Many Treatments Will I Need?

The benefits of acupuncture are cumulative, so more then one treatment is usually necessary. For acute conditions you can expect to have 10 to 15 treatments, but you will usually begin to feel relief after just the first few. Chronic conditions may take longer to respond, depending on the type, severity, and duration of the condition. Preventative treatments and treatments for general well-being may also be scheduled on an as-needed basis.

 

 

My world view is shaped by a life of travel. My father was an airline pilot and my mother a flight attendant so I was on a plane early. This has opened my eyes and curiosity to the world. I am lucky enough to have visited over 50 countries so far, and have circcumnavigated the world. I have also lived overseas, in Japan, Australia and Africa. Other than acupuncture my off times involve water sports, surfing, traveling and a love for food. I started as a natural foods chef, have studied Reiki, macrobiotics, reflexology and shiatsu.