During your first physiotherapy visit, your registered physiotherapist will ask about During your first physiotherapy visit, your registered physiotherapist will ask about your health history. Then, he or she will examine your body and perform some additional physical tests depending on your individual health issues. Using these unique assessment tools, the physiotherapist will be able to recommend a proper treatment plan to address your particular condition. To begin, you will lay comfortably on a treatment table while specific points are targeted based on your assessment. Most people feel no or minimal discomfort as the fine needles are gently placed in these targeted points to trigger your natural healing process. The needles can stay in your body between five and 30 minutes. These needles are sterile, one-time use and are made of stainless steel.