7 year old boy with "taps" right by his thumbs. Yes, acupuncture is safe and effective in kids. Yes, they often let me needle. If they don't want needles, there are many other non-needle techniques to treat them, no problem! I have worked with kids as young as 3 months old. I usually don' t needle wee ones. But, it really depends on a child and symptoms. As many of you know, acupuncture needles are VERY thin. Infants haven't developed the concept of a needle being sharp and painful object just [...]
