Are acupuncture needles painful?

October 22, 2022

By Jennifer Vander Zalm

FALSE

Not true. Many acupuncture patients actually fall asleep during treatment because they are so deeply relaxed. The needles are very thin, and are nothing like the needles that are used to draw blood or give medications.

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