* initial visit which also includes consultation might take 1,5h – 2h depending on the complexity of the disorder

* diagnosis is established on the basis of Anamnesis (patient’s history), palpation of the body, pulse reading and tongue inspection

* treatment duration is ca 60 min (ca 30 min for each side, lying on the back and the front of the body)

* in most cases the whole body, including scalp and ears, is treated by acupuncture

* TEAM acupuncture never targets or stimulates nerves intended for treatment
* particularly slender and fine acupuncture needles (about the size of a cat whisker) Japanese J type needles are used
* since 1978 Seirin has been setting the world’s standards for high quality, uniform, painless acupuncture needles
* such needles are contained in a special guide tube
* this special method ensures a precision guided and distraction manoeuvred needle insertion, which patient may (or may not) experience as a 
 slight initial prick, sometimes described as a mosquito bite

* while needling an acupuncture point, practitioner’s goal is to achieve the phenomenon of Propagation of Needling Sensation along the Meridian, PSM
* in Chinese medicine, PSM is associated with the phenomenon called De Qi, the “arrival of Qi” to the acupuncture point that is being stimulated, * this is essential for the treatment effect

* the character of the PSM vary with each individual and method of stimulation
* there is often soreness, numbness and distension in the case of needling, a warm or hot flow in moxibustion, electrical numbness in 
 electro-acupuncture, and a sensation of flowing water in point-injection therapy
* there may be also itching or a sensation as of “creeping ants upon the skin”

* any discomfort will either fade on its own or ease up as your acupuncturist adjusts the needles

* acupuncture increases blood circulation locally as well as overall in the circulatory system
* this can be observed as slight skin redness on the site of needling

* the duration of a treatment session is 60 minutes, sometimes longer depending on the complexity of the condition

* the response to acupuncture therapy (and other TEAM treatments) always differ from individual to individual
* there can be a quick relief of symptoms and recovery – within one, two or three sessions
* most cases require a full course of acupuncture, of 8 to 10 treatments

* typically, after five treatment sessions body starts to respond to the therapy