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> There's no reason to not try acupuncture, if you've got the money for it, I guess. It's not likely to hurt you.

Make sure they wipe the injection sites with alcohol and use properly sterilized or disposable needles. (Give it with the same expectations you have for an injection.)




Some people try to explain the actual physical effect of acupuncture with the small trauma and inflammation that the body has to deal with in the punctured area. So being extremely sterile would be counter-productive if that is true.


No. Just ... no.

You don't want an infection.

Whatever "trauma and inflammation" is caused is caused by the needle displacing tissue.


I knew someone would point this out :)




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