Loose, comfortable clothing that gives easy access to the areas being treated — commonly the arms, legs or back — works best.
And if you are worried about disrobing you don’t need to be. It is rare that we need to access anything above the elbows or the knees because we us a style of acupuncture that is called ‘Distal Acupuncture’, placing needles in areas away from the site of pain or discomfort, which offers targeted therapeutic effects via central nervous system regulation while avoiding direct trauma to inflamed tissues.