Each individual is different, depending on your present health condition, age and how long you may have suffered from your present ailment, whether you are presently taking pharmaceutical drugs or have had radical surgery. Generally speaking, an individual's body doesn't become ill overnight, consequently cannot expect an immediate cure. Acupuncture usually requires a series of 10 treatments to correct a problem maybe more in chronic cases. In milder cases it is possible that 1-7 treatments may be all that is needed to recover.

Does it hurt?

The sensation of pain is subjective from one person to the other. Acupuncture is NOT sensation-free. Descriptions range from feeling nothing at all, to a very heavy sensation, tingling, mosquito bite and the list goes on… At times, sensations can be felt only at the site of insertion or can travel throughout the body.