Acupuncture Needles

I think this is the brand that my acupuncturist uses. I can’t figure out how much they cost. It seems to be $17 for 1,000 needles which would be 1.7 cents each. However, Amazon is selling a different brand of needles for $17.44 for 100 needles which is 10x the price. Anyway, it’s either 2 cents or 17 cents per needle. My acupuncturist uses 21 needles each time for my appointments.

I found a few more research papers, including some that included randomized control trials (RCT). Usually they find that acupuncture provides marginal improvements in whatever measurement of neuropathy they chose though it always ends with the need for more research. Other papers are a survey of existing research and most draw the same conclusion.

I saw a study that lasted 8-weeks, another for 10-weeks with treatments either once or twice a week, and one for 15-days. So far, I’ve only had six treatments for my neuropathy. My acupuncturist wants to discuss progress and remaining treatment plan in two weeks, which will be about nine sessions completed. Maybe acupuncture treatment has diminishing returns so you have to stop and call it done at some point.