The safety of acupuncture needles is of concern to many people due to the different diseases in the world today, especially those caused by needles that are unclean. In the United States, the FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has very strict guidelines on the use of acupuncture needles, such as the requirement that they be sterile and can only be used one time. In spite of these safety precautions that are in place, some people will still be scared to use any kind of needles, including acupuncture needles. Choosing an experienced practitioner can allay some of those fears. Besides ensuring that sterile needles are used, some patients may fear pain from acupuncture needles. There are various types of acupuncture needles available for use, even painless ones. Painless needles help to ease the stress level of patients, helping the acupuncturist to avoid the possibility of an automatic reflex from the patient when inserting the needles. Painless acupuncture needles help patients to experience more comfort during the procedure, creating a lower stress level, which in turn, allows the procedure to work more effectively. The patient's ability to relax enhances the success level of any procedure. Endurance of pain caused by acupuncture needles does not allow for relaxation of the patient, and therefore will not offer the same level of success as when using painless needles. This will obviously differ from patient to patient, but when a patient is someone who already fears needles, inflicting avoidable pain is not going to help any. For most people, pain from the acupuncture needles is less than the pain that they were experiencing, and they consider it well worth it; for others, they do not seek relief from pain by enduring more pain of a different nature. When searching for an acupuncture practitioner, and you experience a problem with painful needles, one can ask to use painless needles. Depending on the practitioner, they may not have them in stock but should be happy to order them for you. Alternatively, you may choose a practitioner who only uses painless acupuncture needles to assure the comfort of his patients. Acupuncture used to be a procedure that patients expected to be painful, the use of new technology reduces or eliminates pain. As well as the fear of pain from acupuncture needles, many people fear infection from unclean needles. Inspecting the office of the practitioner before treatment may allow a patient to ease fears and show that the practitioner has a clean work area and uses sanitary, disposable acupuncture needles. By showing patients that they are concerned about the safety and well-being of his patients, the practitioner will ease the fears and tension of those whom he treats. A patient will respond better to treatment if they are without tension or fear. Are Acupuncture Needles safe? In the USA the Food and Drug Administration enforces a policy that needles used for acupuncture have to be sterile and are to be used once only. Federal law restricts distributors from selling needles to unqualified practitioners. Because of the variety of diseases lurking around, it is of concern to many people that there may be a risk involved in allowing a practitioner to use needles on them. It is best to select an experienced and recommended acupuncturist, which will help to avoid the anxiety and fears of undergoing treatment. Besides the experienced practitioners using sterile needles there is in fact the added bonus of using painless needles. This would be extremely beneficial to those who are fearful of needles and who would automatically jerk when the needle is inserted. The benefits to the patient using painless needles would be immeasurable as the whole experience could be relaxing, comfortable and completely stress free, and therefore the treatment would be more beneficial too. If the patient is terrified of needles and is distressed because of this or suffering pain during the procedure he/she is unable to relax, muscles will be taut and this could be a complication to the success of the treatment. When the patient is able to relax comfortably, the outcome of the procedure using the painless acupuncture needles are inserted, it will definitely be a success. The success level of any procedure is enhanced by the patient's ability to relax. The endurance of painful acupuncture needles does not allow the relaxation of the patient, and therefore may not afford the same level of success as a painless needle. Certainly this differs from patient to patient, but when you have someone who already fears needles, you are not going to help him or her by inflicting pain that is avoidable.
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