Likewise, the examination of your tongue is very important. The tongue indicates various conditions of disharmony in the body. It is very common for people to be apprehensive about acupuncture, and most are pleasantly surprised when they have their first treatment. Unlike hypodermic needles, acupuncture needles are very thin and are not hollow. Nothing is injected with the acupuncture needles.
Some people describe the insertion of the needle as being like a mosquito bite.
Once the needle is inserted, we manipulate the need to obtain qi. The sensation may be like a pullling feeling, or a little warmth. The number of treatments you will need depends on many things, including the fact that everyone is different and responds differently. Naturally, chronic conditions take longer to treat, and the longer you have suffered from a condition, usually the more treatments will be necessary. As a guideline, however, most conditions can be successfully treated in 8 to 12 treatments.