Questions, answered

Most people feel a brief pinch or nothing, then a dull, heavy or warm sensation at some points. The needles are fine, much thinner than those used for injections. Tell your acupuncturist at once if anything is uncomfortable, and they adjust or remove it.

Yes. Needles are sterile and single-use, opened in front of you and put in a sharps container afterward.

Your acupuncturist suggests a plan after the first visit and ties it to your clinic's dates. It is a plan, not a promise, and you can change it or stop.

We are out of network. Some plans reimburse part of a visit, and we give you an itemized receipt after each one. See how fees work for the four questions to ask your plan.

Many people do. Ask your plan administrator before you book.

Loose clothing with sleeves and pant legs that roll up. Eat something light first, and don't come on an empty stomach.

About 75 minutes: a talk, a treatment and a plan. See the first visit page for the steps in order.

Tell us the same day if you are or might be pregnant. Your acupuncturist changes what they do and explains the risks, and we send you to your clinic with any question about your pregnancy.

No. Tell your prescriber and your acupuncturist about everything you take. Keep taking your medicines as your clinic has told you.

It does not replace your clinic's care or your doctor's, and we make no promise about a result. Call your clinic or your doctor first for heavy bleeding, severe pelvic pain, a fever or any symptom your clinic told you to report. For an emergency, call 911.