These changes are normal and indicate that your body is responding to treatment. People often feel deep relaxation or mild disorientation following treatments, especially after the first one or two. This passes within a short time. We recommend that you rest in the waiting area after treatment, until you feel ready to leave. Since these effects are often strongest after the first treatment, you may wish to have someone escort you from the office after your first visit.
People occasionally feel faint during acupuncture, especially at the start of the first treatment.
We suggest that to help avoid faintness, you arrive a few minutes before your scheduled appointment time in order to relax before treatment, and that you not be hungry at the time of treatment. Any time a needle is placed in the body, there is a risk of bleeding or infection. Usually you cannot see a mark where the needle was placed but occasionally, a small vessel under the skin may be pricked, resulting in a black and blue mark. Rarely, infections have occurred following acupuncture, however in all cases, they were traceable to the use of non sterile needles. At Barefoot Doctors we use sterile, single use needles.