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Originally Posted by andromeda
I am a complete idiot when it comes to acupuncture so forgive me if this sounds stupid, but what do the therapists do to ensure that the needles are sterile? And what do they do to prevent infection?
Also, what happens if I suddenly have a twitch or spasm while they are inserting a needle?
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All the needles are individually packaged and are sterile. They are quite a low guage and when the practitioner sticks you with them they do it kinda swiftly. I twitched every single time he stuck me but he was quick about it so by the time the message got to my brain that something had pierced my skin, it was already in there.
Now don't get me wrong - when I say swiftly, they aren't stabbing you from 3 feet up, but they certainly aren't slowing sliding it in (shudder)
oops! forgot to add - when they remove the needles they wipe the "hole" (its so tiny you can't even see it) down with alcohol or some sort of topical disinfectant