Sessions are usually once or twice a week, but sometimes more frequently depending on the illness. A session varies from 10 minutes to 30 minutes and the number of visits varies. It varies from patient to patient. Some feel immediate improvement. Others have to be treated four times or more before they begin feeling better.
Early improvement is often temporary, but becomes longer lasting with additional treatments.
It's been proven effective in treating the pain caused by sports injuries and in enhancing athletic performance. The success rate is about 60 percent. Patients should have a strong desire to lose weight, otherwise acupuncture won't be useful. A. Electo-acupuncture and laser treatment are advised for people who are afraid of needle treatments. Low frequency electrical currents applied directly with a probe or with finely tuned laser beams stimulates acupuncture points.