And we let the body tell us what it needs. How? You might ask. You just have to know how to ask it. First there are the symptoms. You ask the patient appropriate questions. What are you feeling? What does it feel like? What makes it better or worse? Do the symptoms appear at a certain time of day? Where does it hurt? And so on. Then you can look at the tongue to see what chronic problem might exist. Whereas feeling the pulses tell you more acute problems since it can change more rapidly. Even a thought can and especially emotions can change the pulse in an instant. Then by palpation of points, you can confirm your tentative diagnosis and find out which points might help. We even let the body tell us how frequently to treat. Starting at twice a week at first is usually adequate. But if there is improvement but the treatment is not holding, we know to go to three times a week usually only for one two two weeks. Once the treatment holds without backsliding, we know we can stretch out the time between visits. Usually it goes twice a week, then once a week, then every other week then once a month. At that point the treatment will usually hold on it’s own. Only if it acts up does the patient need to come back again. And all with no drugs. And usually with no side effects. Now if you needle too strongly, especially on a weaker patient (giving the nervous stystem too much stimulation), you can cause “needle shock” causing symptoms of sweating and wooziness and a feeling that they might faint. In 30 years, I have had only one person actually faint.