Nearly everyone who has entered into Toronto Acupuncture Clinic for their first acupuncture treatment wants to know: “Will Acupuncture Hurt?” As a Registered Acupuncturist in Toronto, my short answer is “yes and no.” Yes, because it does hurt – but not in the way they’re asking me about. See, when most people think about getting an acupuncture treatment, they imagine being poked and prodded with “scary” hypodermic needles. These are the needles that are normally used in syringes to either inject or extract fluids from the body. Hypodermic needles are “hollow” (with a hole on their tip). They have a sharp wedge or beveled edge used to “cut” into the tissue. Are you squirming in your seat? That’s how most people react when they imagine these hypodermic needles. And some people have a phobia to these needles that is called, aichmophobia (fear of pointed […]
