I had my acupuncture appointment

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They offered it 2x/week at the facility and I was one of about 15 people who regularly took advantage of it. I knew that it wouldn't hurt. The spa music, darkened room, zero-gravity chairs, and aromatherapy was nice. I can't say that I noticed any real improvement due to it but like I said the experience was enjoyable. The district's health clinic offers acupuncture so I decided to try it out there. The practitioner is an older man who loves to talk. He spent a lot of time explaining things to me. In all honesty, I could have done with less of it. He asked me what my goals are, he looked at my tongue, and then he got to work. We decided to focus on my GI and neuropathy issues. He said to give it 3-4 sessions to see if the treatments have a beneficial effect for me. There was no music or aromatherapy or darkened lights. There also was no pain. What I found interesting was that after placing the needles (9 total) like 5 or 8 minutes later he rotated them. He told me to let him know if I was in pain but I wasn't. I did feel a bit of a pinch with some of them but it was fine. Then he came back in, repeated the process, and let me chill for about 10 minutes before removing them. I made an appointment to return next week. I will give it a solid try to see if it helps me and it doesn't cost me anything so why not?