Acupuncture thereby directs your body's natural healing ability to where it's needed. In order to render appropriate acupuncture treatment, a comprehensive evaluation of all the factors contributing to your ailment is necessary. This initial evaluation includes a consultation, a review of your medical history, and an examination. An individualized treatment plan is then formulated to help you attain a level of good health you might not otherwise experience. You may feel nothing at all or possibly a brief, mild sensation.
Most people feel calm and relaxed both during and after the treatment.
It is not necessary to use needles for an effective acupuncture treatment. There are over two hundred acupuncture points in the cartilage of your outer ear which correspond to other parts of your body. Research at the UCLA Pain Control Center has demonstrated that gentle, needle-less, micro current treatment of these points can be more effective than acupuncture needles. I began using this technique to overcome people's fear of needles, but the results have been so impressive that I now use it most of the time. Acupuncture is a safe medical procedure.