Abstract
Today, mostly filiform steel needles are used for acupuncture. The steel used is flexible and unbreakable. Gold and silver needles are applied very rarely and only in ear acupuncture. The diameter of the needles varies from 0.2 to 0.5 mm and is often given as the gauge (26-32):
Gauge 34 32 30 28 26 mm 0.22 0.26 0.32 0.38 0.45
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Stux, G. (2003). Technique of Acupuncture. In: Basics of Acupuncture. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-18988-3_5
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