A treatment given by a properly trained and experienced practitioner is safe. Any side effects are extremely rare.
While the treatment is pain free, you may experience slight sensations like tingling, warmth, heaviness or lightness. This is normal and no cause for concern. It is common for people to fall asleep during their treatment as they feel very relaxed and free from stress.
An Acupuncture treatment has many benefits. It can resolve specific health problems, as well as regulate your blood pressure, lower your cholesterol, regulate your hormone levels and enhance your immune function.
Depending on your personal circumstances, it may be beneficial to continue to have a treatment on a monthly basis. Sometimes people do choose to continue to have treatments to ensure the health benefits they obtained from acupuncture are maintained.
There are rare side effects. Fainting can happen for some people, if they have a history of fainting, low blood pressure or dizzy spells. It is a good idea to inform your practitioner. It is also possible that a bruise can appear at the site where you have been needled, though this is minor and will disappear completely after a day or so.
All equipment is clean. The needles we use are single use, pre-sterilised and disposed after every use. By having such stringent hygiene standards ensures your safety.
Acupuncture needles are very fine. They are a fraction of the size of the hyperdermic needle which you may have seen. This is why acupuncture is not a painful procedure.
Treatment times can vary but generally will last up to one hour.
No. These treatments are not covered by health insurance.