Once the needles are inserted, they are generally left in place for 20 to 30 minutes. Patients may feel nothing, or experience a warm, heavy or light sensation around each needle. Terrell has soft, soothing music playing in her offices, certain to relax even the most nervous patients. Removal of the needles is no cause for alarm either. You should not feel any pain nor should you bleed when the needles are removed.
Acupuncture is a holistic medicine, treating both mind and body.
Elizabeth Terrell and her husband Bill, also trained in acupuncture, point out often in Western medicine only the symptoms are treated, as with a headache. Aspirin temporarily relieves the symptom. But if the stress causing the headache is not treated, the headache will return. Acupuncture provides long-term relief by treating the cause, rather than just the symptom. Traditional acupuncturists might combine needle therapy with nutritional counseling and herbal remedies.