Ideally, treatments should be done several times a week. As a general rule, however, treatments are done once or twice a week due to expense. Some experience calmness, some agitation, some feel instantaneous symptom relief, while others experience delayed relief. Patients may feel a sense of heaviness or pressure at the needle location. The needles are left in for anywhere from 15 to 45 minutes.
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