Does acupuncture mean simply to insert a needle into an acupuncture point?
Not so simple – Acupuncture is a highly professional healing art. To obtain the best healing effect the practitioner manipulates the needle according to the nature and severity of the disease, and the patient should feel something, as tingling, numb, slight bloating, fine electric shaking, light cold or light warm feeling on the spot. It will be excellent in the treatment if you can feel the feeling past to other part of the body, especially to the painful area. Consideration is also given to the sequence of the needle and the time of treatment (season and time of day). It does not mean that the more needles used, the better the healing effect, nor does it mean that the deeper the needle, the better the healing effects.
