Isabelle D'Arcy

How often should you get acupuncture, and how long does it take to work?

While acupuncture has great effect through using needles at specific acupuncture points, using needles is not the only way to experience the benefits of these points. Indeed, using moxibustion (burning mugwort near an acupuncture point) or your own fingers for acupressure, are both ways people can DIY the benefit of Chinese medicine at home. Moxibustion is more complex to explain and if you are interested, I recommend asking your acupuncturist about how to use it at home. This article focuses...

Do needles hurt? Are they safe? How big are they? Learn the basics about acupuncture needles in this article.