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Yes. In some instances children actually respond more quickly than adults. If your child has an aversion to needles, your acupuncturist may massage the acupuncture points. This is called acupressure or tuina.

Several treatment studies show that more than one treatment is needed to resolve the majority of problems. The number of treatments needed will vary from patient to patient, depending on the problem. Typical protocols can be, for example, three times a week for several weeks, or once a week for many months. Each patient responds to acupuncture in their own way. Some people respond more quickly than others, but generally people begin to feel the benefits from acupuncture in 3 – 6 treatments. The more acute / short lived the problem, the fewer treatments are usually needed (1 or 2, 3-5) chronic more stubborn problems may take many treatments to resolve.