"Think of it as a practice akin to yoga, or meditation," Haugen adds, "in that it can help with something specific, but if you continue to participate, you'll feel better and better." If you're new to acupuncture, Nuur and Haugen say it's ideal to visit your practitioner weekly at first, and then scale back to monthly or even seasonal sessions. "At first, the benefits may last just a few days (shelf life) however, the longer you come in for, the longer the benefits last (cumulative effect)." "Acupuncture has both a shelf life and a cumulative effect," Nuur notes. To reap the most benefits of the practice, you need to repeat it and couple it with other healthy lifestyle choices. I found acupuncture to be an effective therapy, but I know it's not a cure-all. "When the filament is inserted, there can be a slight pinch, but oftentimes my patients are unaware that the needling has begun," she explains. (More on that, later.) This experience jibes with what Toni Haugen, L.Ac, a licensed acupuncturist who works out of Buffalo, New York, has seen with many of her patients. There were occasionally sensitive spots, like my knees and hips, but I've since been told that there was a purpose to those sensations. For me, certain needles, or filaments, caused a dull ache, but beyond that I didn't really feel them at all-partially because they are so thin. I was pleasantly surprised to find it didn't, or at least not in the way I expected.įirst, it's worth noting that everyone responds to acupuncture differently. When I showed up for my first appointment a couple of months ago, I didn't know what to expect-and yes, I was a little worried it would hurt. I decided to go to acupuncture to find relief from various physical pains and explore my own internal energy, or chi.
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