NO We use brand new, sterilized needles for each customer and will show them to you when setting up for your procedure. After we use them they are disposed of immediately into a Sharps container. That is a difficult question to answer. What is painful for one person, may not be for another person. Just remember, the pain is bearable and goes away, your bodyart will live on forever.

The needles are usually made of stainless steel, not much thicker that a human hair. Usually nothing is felt as the needle penetrates the skin but there will be some sensation as the needle reaches the subcutaneous acupuncture point. This can be a feeling of numbness, or an ache, or an "alive" sensation, or a sort of sharpness. It is certainly a lot less painful than the sensation of being accidentally punctured by a needle or a pin. Some people seem to feel hardly anything at all.

In Florida and in the United States, Acupuncturists are required by law to use sterilized, individually packaged, disposable needles. Needles are not saved or reused for later treatments. They are properly disposed of in Sharps containers and treated as Biohazardous Waste. This eliminates the possibility of transmitting a communicable disease by a contaminated needle.

In certain circumstances it is felt that a MRI contrast agent administered intravenously would provide additional necessary information. In the following circumstances, an injection is required: If you are scheduled for an evaluation of your urethra or prostate, you may receive an intramuscular injection to reduce bowel motion/spasms.

The needles used to stimulate acupuncture points are solid-state stainless stell, pre-sterilized, and disposable. They are NOT hypodermic needles. They are very slender, about the thickness of two human hairs. Most insertions are made beneath the skin's surface and sensations vary from person to person. Sometimes a person feels nothing at all, or perhaps a dull, momentary ache or tingling sensation. The fewest number of needles are used in each treatment.

No. CLEAR-VIEW needles are not the same as the CORE-ASSURE biopsy needles. To enable the CLEAR-VIEW needle to work with the CORE-ASSURE kit, you must order the CORE-ASSURE accessory kit and the CLEAR-VIEW 11ga needle.

The pads are for single use only. Once the pad is activated by the resonance in the foot and toxins release onto the pad, any reuse would not be as potent or hygienic.

The acupuncture needles used at the clinic are perfectly safe. All of the needles used in the clinic are designed for single use, and are disposable. Needles are never recycled, and the risk of infection is extremely small.

No, you cannot use CORE-ASSURE as a replacement for CLEAR-VIEW needles. CORE-ASSURE has been designed for bone biopsy not for the percutaneous injection of bone cement. Please note that the Core-Assure accessory kits can be used with any 11 ga Clear-View bulls-eye needle which greatly helps to streamline the biopsy procedure.

Yes, most definitely. All acupuncturists in the state of California use individually packaged disposable needles which are not opened until the time of your treatment. All acupuncturists are nationally certified in clean needle techniques to assure you the comfort of a sterile environment.

Many people have a fear of needles, which can also be known as needle phobia. A person with needle phobia can often experience feelings such as anxiety and fear or have a physiological reaction such as fainting, shock or dizziness. These reactions can be caused by exposure to needles, or even the thought of needles or sharp objects.

A :Most acupuncture points are located near or on the surface of the skin. Usually needles are inserted from 1/4 to 1 inch in depth. Depth of insertion will depend on the nature of the condition being treated, the patients' size, age, and constitution and the acupuncturists style or school.