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ninikins
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 Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject: pain |
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| Does acupuncture hurt? How long do the needles stay in your body for exactly? |
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Jewel
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I have never tried acupuncture, but the thing that I am scared of is that it might hurt. I don't like needles. Other people have told me that they have felt no pain though. |
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SageMother
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| Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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The needles are about the diameter of a hair, which is very fine. I don' know if there are set times for the needles to remain in the skin, but when I had acupuncture it was usually about 20 minutes.
There are a couple of things you have to realize about acupuncture.
The treatment requires you to be still and usually the practitioner will have you lying down. Often, especially in spas and with masseuses, the lights are low, it's quiet, and you are removed from your normal stimulus. For some people, THAT is actually what is causing their relief and not the acupuncture itself.
It has been my experience that if the problem that you seek relief from, can be seen on an xray or MRI, acupuncture will not have lasting results. As soon as your body returns to active mode, the problem will return as well. Usually those who find that acupuncture is effective are not suffering from severe chronic pain, like arthritis, or pressure on nerves from scars.
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Jewel
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 7:27 am Post subject: |
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| Thanks a lot for the information and your opinion SageMother. I never really took into account that maybe it wasn't specifically the acupuncture that was working. |
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SageMother
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| Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: |
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| Jewel wrote: | | Thanks a lot for the information and your opinion SageMother. I never really took into account that maybe it wasn't specifically the acupuncture that was working. |
With any alternative approach it's necessary to look at context as well as the method. Many alternative methods are layered within specific settings so the relief experienced cannot ignore those influences.
A good test is to try the technique in another setting. If it is not effective in a different setting, then it's probably the setting that is exerting the most relief and not the method. |
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leighdu
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| Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 12:14 am Post subject: |
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| SageMother wrote: | The needles are about the diameter of a hair, which is very fine. I don' know if there are set times for the needles to remain in the skin, but when I had acupuncture it was usually about 20 minutes.
There are a couple of things you have to realize about acupuncture.
The treatment requires you to be still and usually the practitioner will have you lying down. Often, especially in spas and with masseuses, the lights are low, it's quiet, and you are removed from your normal stimulus. For some people, THAT is actually what is causing their relief and not the acupuncture itself.
It has been my experience that if the problem that you seek relief from, can be seen on an xray or MRI, acupuncture will not have lasting results. As soon as your body returns to active mode, the problem will return as well. Usually those who find that acupuncture is effective are not suffering from severe chronic pain, like arthritis, or pressure on nerves from scars. |
Thanks for the info Sage Mother. I was always afraid of the needles, but now that I know they are about the size of hair that eases my mind a bit about trying it. I do not have chronic back, but I do have enough to where it can get bothersome at times. Acupuncture has been recommended to me on numerous occasions, but me being the "chicken" I am about needles, I always passed it up. |
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