Needless treatment, Chinese Tui Na, is also available. No, it bears no resemblance at all to getting a shot since the main source of pain from an injection is the large diameter of the needle and the pressure of the medicine being forced into the tissue. By contrast Acupuncture needles are very fine and flexible, about the diameter of a human hair. In most cases there is no discomfort. You may experience a sense of heaviness or electricity in the areas of insertion.
Most patients find the treatments very relaxing and many fall asleep during the treatment.