“How long do the effects of an acupuncture treatment last?”
I am a 31 year old female. I want to know how long do the effects of an acupuncture treatment last?
20 Answers
AcupuncturistAcupuncturist
It highly depends on the patient, the practitioner, the medical history, and the reason for the appointment.
Every person is different but it also depends on what you are coming in for.
Lejla Fazlicic
Acupuncturist
Acupuncture has cumulative benefits so more treatments provide better outcomes.
they can last anywhere from a couple hours to the rest of your life depending on your ailments
It depends on what kind of problem you have. A session might include acupuncture, massage, heat, and sometimes herbs. Our goal is to bring you back to normal as quickly as possible.
That depends on many factors. The goal of acupuncture is to restore balance in the whole person. That involves three processes. First is corrective. That usually occurs with weekly sessions. Second we move to teaching your system to learn to correct itself. We do that with time by extending the intervals between treatments. As the interval increases the energy system takes more ownership of the process. The third goal is preventing breakdowns through an active maintenance program. That could involve monthly tuneup or seasonal.
72 + hours
You should tell me what problems you have.
The effect of acupuncture treatment will last from 1 hour to 3 days. It all depends on the chief complaint. Therefore, please talk to your acupuncture practitioner.
Effects can vary with each person and health concern. In general for many pain related complaints, improvement should be noticeable after 1 to 4 treatments and often lasting longer after each treatment. If a person's response to treatment plateaus other options should be discussed with the provider.
Hi, acupuncture corrects imbalances in the body as a whole. Sometimes it takes a few treatments to fully accomplish this. However, if we are treating back pain or sciatica for example, typically the patient will feel relief right away . If the back pain comes back it is usually between 4-7 days and then the pain may return but on a much less scale. The patient then comes back in for another treatment where afterward pain is either totally gone or comes back 4 days later just slightly. Then it may require one last treatment to kick out the slight remaining imbalance . If the patient is treating diabetes or a more internal disease these treatments are usually maintenance treatments once per week, bi-monthly or monthly.
Hello, thank you for your question! The effects of acupuncture lasts about two to three days on average. However, it can vary on individuals since factors such as age, severity of the condition, previous treatments, etc. can influence the effectiveness.
Thank you for your great question! The answer is: it depends! There is a little bit to unpack here. Acupuncture is a medical modality that aims to activate the inherent healing response within the body. The type and severity of the condition, especially when it is chronic in nature, determines the length of the treatment series. If the condition is due to chronic pain of a mechanical source, then 3-5 treatments will usually be sufficient to reduce the nature and level of pain. That same idea goes when stress is the root cause of a condition. To answer your question more specifically: the length of effect varies. If the underlying causative factor is changed, such as a change in stressful triggers, diet, and lifestyle, then the effects of acupuncture will be long-term. If acupuncture is the only intervention in one's life, then regular, consistent treatments for some time may be necessary to resolve a condition. The only way to absolutely maintain the positive effect of acupuncture is to also optimize the way one moves, eats, breathes, sleeps, and has fun. I hope that is helpful for you!
Mr. Anthony James Lorenzo
Acupuncturist
Depends on how many acupuncture treatments you get. Usually, when I see a patient 1 time only, it lasts a couple of days. If I have seen them for 4-6 weeks, can last months. Asian medicine creates a space of balance where healing occurs naturally, often at a faster pace than without. That balance can last for shorter and longer periods depending on how much the patient's lifestyle is creating imbalance. So it varies by individual.
That depends on the severity of your condition, how many treatments you've had, and your compliance with your practitioner's treatment plan. Generally speaking, acupuncture has a cumulative effect. The more regular you are with treatments, the longer lasting your results will be.
It's hard to say, it depends on what kind of conditions. For a term, acupuncture can cure illness, for a short time, the effects of an acupuncture treatment last one or two days.
At the beginning, effects may not last between treatments (I see my patients twice a week at first.) Once the symptoms go down and stay down between appointments, I move treatments out to once a week. When that lasts, then twice a week, and so on until symptoms are completely gone for good.
This really depends on the patient and the longevity of the condition. I would recommend you go for an appointment and see how long the effect last for you. Usually after her first treatment it will last 1 to 2 days and the more treatments you get, the longer the effect will stay.
The duration of the benefits of acupuncture vary from each individual and the condition that acupuncture was being utilized for. Some conditions require several treatments, some improve or resolve after only a few.
The answer depends on where you are in the treatment schedule. Acupuncture's effects are dose dependent. This means the more acupuncture sessions a patient has had, the longer the effects should last. An initial treatment may provide benefit for a day or two. Subsequent treatments should be extending the length of time the benefit persists. If subsequent treatments aren't extending the length of time relief/reduction persists, then either the provider has missed something about the diagnosis or whatever is going on rises to a level of severity that presents difficulties for acupuncture management. This is why most acupuncturists will ask patients to commit to at least 3 treatment sessions. Trying acupuncture once isn't really trying acupuncture.
