How long does a course of acupuncture usually take?

About 10 days.

Acupuncture is the general term for acupuncture and moxibustion.

Acupuncture refers to inserting needles (usually filiform needles) into the patient's body at a certain angle under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine theory, and using acupuncture techniques such as twisting and lifting to stimulate specific parts of the human body to achieve the purpose of treating diseases.

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The insertion points are called human body acupoints, or acupoints for short.

According to the latest statistics from acupuncture textbooks, there are 361 acupuncture points in the human body.

Moxibustion uses pre-made moxibustion sticks or moxibustion grass to burn, smoke and iron certain acupuncture points on the body surface, and uses thermal stimulation to prevent and treat diseases.

Acupuncture consists of "needle" and "moxibustion" and is one of the important components of Oriental medicine. Its content includes acupuncture theory, acupuncture points, acupuncture technology and related equipment. In the process of formation, application and development, it has a distinctive Chinese national character.

Cultural and regional characteristics are valuable heritage based on the cultural and scientific traditions of the Chinese nation.

The general course of acupuncture treatment is 7 to 15 days, and a course of treatment is basically about 10 days.