Frequently Asked Questions Are the needles going to hurt?
Contrary to what many people think, acupuncture is surprisingly painless. Unlike injection needles used in Western medicine, acupuncture needles are very fine and flexible about the diameter of a human hair. The sensations that patients may experience during acupuncture range from nothing at all to a brief ache or heaviness in the area being needled. However, some individuals may be more sensitive than others. Likewise, some points in the body are more sensitive than others. By and large patients have described such sensations as fleeting and the treatment experience as deeply relaxing.
