According to the interpretative guidelines (9/1/2020) of the Ministry of Health – Hellenic Republic, acupuncture is a peripheral tissue stimulation that is transmitted to the Central Nervous System (CNS) and is described by neurophysiology. 

Of course you can start Acupuncture sessions, as there is no interaction with medication. Medicines are not a counter-indication to Acupuncture. In fact, Acupuncture may enhance the effectiveness of the medication which, after patient’s improvement, can be altered only by the Doctor. Particular attention is paid only in cases of using anticoagulant drugs, and in such cases, the Doctor-Acupuncturist should be informed.

Each therapy session lasts from 25 to 55 minutes.

No. Once performed by a Doctor Acupuncturist, acupuncture does not have any side-effects, because it is a method that does not contain chemical substances or drugs. Nowadays, needles are sterile, disposable and opened in front of the patient. So, there is no risk of transmitting any kind of infection. There are solely positive results from Medical Acupuncture, such as a feeling of well-being, euphoria, relaxation and better sleep.

In Orasis Acupuncture Institute, and generally in the West, for several years, acupuncture needles are disposable. They are made of surgical steel, sterilized with x-ray technology.

In our Institute we use the world-renowned Jtype SEIRIN Acupuncture Needles.

We follow the medical standards set by the World Health Organization (W.H.O) for disinfection and sterilization, so the risk of infection is practically zero.