Does acupuncture hurt? Is it worth it?

Answer 1

If the person you go to is certified, yes, it is very much worth it, and it doesn't hurt at all. It's a bit unnerving at first, but you really get a lot out of it. I went to one for chronic headaches, they cleared up after a few sessions.

Answer 2

The pins feel like slight bug bites going in. If they hurt more than that, the practitioner should remove that pin and try another area.

I am not sure if the actual acupuncture helped me or if it was that I just had to lie rock-still for about 20 or 25 minutes, something I'm normally unable to do. But it didn't help me in the long run. I just felt good the rest of that day.

Answer 3

Let me see... sticking lots of little needles into your skin... My guess is that it would sting. Maybe not hurt like a swift kick in the nardlies, but it certainly wouldn't tickle...

You'll find lots of people on Yahoo Answers who are asking this same question because they've gone through it and it's not working for them.

I think that if it works, it must do so through some sort of placebo effect. I could be wrong... but I think that if you believe it works, then it will work. You lack faith in the process.... so perhaps it won't work for you.

Now common sense tells me that it won't work. It doesn't make sense that a person could hit the right nerve to deaded it, etc. I place it in the same category as Chiropractic and Hypnosis. It's Gobbledegook magic.

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Answer 4

The Chinese have been using this alternative form of treatment for thousands of years and have made amazing strides in treatment when conventional medication did nothing but treat the symptoms (not the underlying cause). My parents go weekly to an acupuncturist and swear by him. As for the pain factor, I've been told it can feel like nothing to small pin pricks however, there are occasions when a nerve is struck and a more intense pain may be briefly felt.

Answer 5

I love going to my accupuncture appointments. I have never felt so relaxed in my life...not even after a full body massage. I've gone for every thing from chronic headaches, period cramping, sleeplessness, and sinus problems. Sometimes it is a little uncomfortable, but just for a second. As to the person who said something about putting needles in your brain, I've never seen a needle strong enough to pierce through bone. I've had needles in my feet, hands, face, top of the head, abdomen, back, and legs. It just depends on what you're being treated for.

Answer 6

I have had both kinds: (1) the kind where little needles are inserted at specific spots and then an electrical stimulation is sent into the body at that point, and (2) the older kind where the acupuncturist uses longer needles without any electricity and he or she moves them around and around manually after they are inserted. In most of the cases I found it pleasurable after I got used to the strangeness of it all. In about half the occasions I had dramatic reduction of pain for several days afterwards.

Answer 7

It is worth it. You may feel sensations like a small pin prick; but it's not a sensation that lingers. Contact a trained professional in your area.

Answer 8

From my experience, it doesn't really hurt, the needles are tiny, slightly wider than a hair, and it has helped me.

Answer 9

Doest really hurt and yes it is worth it!

Answer 10

No there is no pain and if you get someone that knows what they are doing then most certainly its worth it.