| Acupuncture Q&A Is treatment safe—What about infection? Non-physician acupuncturists are required by law in most states to use disposable one-time-use sterilized needles. Physicians because of their experience and background in infection control have the perogative of using re-usable sterilized needles. These needles would need to be sterilized in the same way as any surgical instrument. Blood loss and bleeding are minimal with acupuncture. One will not find a documented case where an acupuncturist has transmitted a "personal" infectious disease to a patient or vice versa. For one receiving acupuncture from a licensed practitioner in North America, the risk of a serious infection is drastically less than the risk of a serious accident while traveling to the acupuncturist's office.
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