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Hi, in this clip, I'm going to introduce the filiform needles and we'll try to do a little
bit of a demonstration in one of our practice ears that we use at the clinic for demonstrating
to patients. The filiform needle is a solid needle, so it's different from a hypodermic
needle that you may get a shot. And it's really, it's considered to be about the same diameter
as a hair off a cat's whisker is the way we like to describe it. So these needles are
left in place for anywhere from fifteen to forty-five minutes sometimes by the practitioner.
They're all single use needles. They come to us prepackaged. And many practitioners
use this type of a needle that also has a guide tube that allows us to have a very easy
insertion as we do it. So what you'll feel is this guide tube is pressed against the
acupuncture point, as I'm doing here. We have a little bit of a, a little stopper there
for it and you'll find those all over the floor at a lot of acupuncturists' office.
And then you'll feel a little tap in as a practitioner pops that in. You might feel
the slightest pinch when that first part is inserted, but usually it's fairly painless.
The practitioner then may use various techniques to stimulate that needle and will oftentimes
look for what's called a dai chi sensation, which is kind of a heaviness that oftentimes
come with it. Once the doctor stops stimulating the needle, you'll actually be able to relax
and you'll have little to no sensation with it whatsoever. Those needles are left in place,
hopefully, you fall asleep and after they're taken out, you'll actually feel nothing as
they're removed from that spot. So, remember, you know, you'll expect to feel a sensation,
but not pain.