How are medical acupuncture treatments done?
The treatments may be done either through the use of solid stainless steel “needles” or by needle-free laser applications. The needles are unlike those used for hypodermic injections or drawing blood samples, which are hollow and have cutting edges. Acupuncture needles have smooth points, not cutting edges, and are hair thin. This allows most patients to experience virtually no pain from acupuncture. Sometimes mild electrical current is also used, which produces a tingling sensation, to increase the stimulation at some acupuncture points.
