What takes place during an acupuncture session?

The first consultation lasts about 1h30, the following sessions will last 1h00. During the first appointment, a detailed interview will be planned where you will be asked a several questions, your pulse will be checked out, your tongue and a brief physical evaluation (spotting area of emptiness and excess of energy).

All this process had for purpose to define the type of your problems et the reasons associated. We will be able to determine your complete health energetic assessment and set therapeutic strategies adapted and personalised.

Please note that the needles are sterilised and one-time use in order to avoid any risks of contamination.

The needle placement is made most of the time on a lay down patient and in underwear, he will be covered by a silk sheet and only the necessary body parts will be uncovered in order to preserve their intimacy.

The insertion of the needles is done once that the patient is comfortable on the massage table. They will be inserted delicately and quickly and will be kept for about 10 to 20 minutes.

Depending on the case, it is possible to use others therapeutic tools others than the needles, such as moxibustion (brought of heat with a moxa), infrared heat, suction pads or massage rolls.

During the acupuncture treatment, patients live a real moment of relaxation rocked by a relaxing music if they desire.

Usually, the patient doesn’t feel any sides effects after the treatment. It can however happen that some patients feel more tired or get more intense symptoms within the following 24 hours. It is a common phenomena, which isn’t worrying. This reaction only indicates that the body is responding on the treatment switching on its self healing mechanism. This type of unpleasantness isn’t the most common. The more often, patients explain they felt extremely relaxed or the feeling to be reinvigorate.

Following the treatment, the acupuncturist can give health practices advices or offer the patients some exercises adapted to their physical fitness which allow to maximize the treatment.

Most common questions

Is it painful?

There is very few or no pain during the insertion of the needles. Patients talk about a feeling of well-being during and after the session as well as a healing sleep and an improvement of their level of energy.

Is there risks of infection?

The needles used during the treatment are pre-sterilised and one-time use. There is no risk of infection.

How many sessions are necessary?

Because every individual is different, and that therefore it is hard to plan the reactions to the treatment, it is a difficult question to answer.

The number of sessions necessary is variable from one person to another and depends on several factors: the patient age and its health, the type of his problem, its seniority, its chronicity, are parameters we have to take into account.

Sometimes, the effects are quick whether that some other times they takes more time to manifest themselves. Usually, it is reasonable to do 1 to 10 sessions to relieve efficiently a problem lastingly.

A concrete improvement appears usually after 3 to 5 sessions, but it is possible that just after the first session a real improvement can be noticed.

It is very rare that there is no visible result after 5 sessions.

The appointments are more and more spaced when the health status of the patient improves. When the health status needed is acquired, it is advised to go back to the acupuncturist at some point to stabilize the health and reinforce the balance. Those maintenance sessions are most commonly done during seasons change.