Tag: insertion

  • TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE NEEDLE INSERTION AND REMOVAL

    TECHNIQUES FOR EFFECTIVE NEEDLE INSERTION AND REMOVAL

    Acupuncture needles are stainless steel, usually disposable, and tipped with steel or copper. They vary in length and are so fine that you should not feel discomfort when they are inserted. Needles can be inserted from a few millimeters to up to twelve centimeter or four inches. As acupuncture points are usually close to the…

  • HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE SIZE

    HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE SIZE

    The fundamental question: how to do acupuncture? needs a complicated answer, but in a pragmatic way one should always start with: using a needle. This is a straightforward statement which leads nowhere but rather opens a can of interrogations. Being the “king” of instruments in Chinese acupuncture, it is the object of many discussions. Each…