Thomas-King begins treating each patient the same way. I take a history and physical. I try to take a multi-disciplinary approach. Some of these patients have had pain for 25 years. Acupuncture along with physical therapy can be an effective treatment for muscle pain.
Many patients feel nothing, but others feel a small pinch.
But they're very small. The needles remain in place about 20-30 minutes and electronic stimulation may be attached. Usually, there is a series of four to ten treatments over a period of weeks. Rapkin stresses the importance of learning about a practitioner's credentials. She noted that her studies include two years of undergraduate training and three years of Oriental medical school.