Im afraid of needles, what are they like and are they sterile?
Japanese acupuncture needles are extremely thin, the average thickness being approximately the same as a strand of hair. (For example, 50 of the average-sized acupuncture needles can fit together inside the hollow of a smaller-sized, gorged hypodermic needle.) Acupuncture needles are not hollow and no medication is injected into the point. The sole purpose of acupuncture needles is to redirect your body’s natural attention (energy) to induce self-healing. In this style of treatment, no subjective sensation at all is required on the part of the patient, yet the patient’s body will always notice and respond to a needle’s presence at a point, even as the sensation felt is extremely mild or not even noticeable. The needles we use are sterile and disposable. This style of acupuncture uses a minimum of needles, two to six on average, all being shallowly inserted about 1-4 mm usually. Additionally, moxa (heat therapy) and acupressure are relied upon heavily to acheive a proper therapeutic eff
