Acupuncture
FAQs
The needles should not be painful. Occasionally,
needles inserted into the hands or feet may briefly be painful, but the feeling
should go away after a breath or two. Unlike injection needles and blood
drawing equipment, acupuncture needles do not have a hollow space inside for
fluid. Therefore, they are slender in comparison. You may feel an itching,
tingling, or distending sensation. Many people drift off to sleep after
insertion of the needles.
Needles are sterile before use and discarded after
use. Overall, the risk of complications from acupuncture is very low. The
frequency of adverse affects is estimated to be one per million, according to
the "2001 Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment" manual. There
generally is no bleeding upon entry or exit of the needle.
The earliest written reference is the 'Yellow
Emperor's Classic of Internal Medicine" from the second century BC.
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