Positives

• One patient reported being “98% recovered” from Long COVID after nearly a year, attributing part of their recovery to various treatments including acupuncture Reddit.
  
  

Negatives

• Reviews of acupuncture for Long COVID note that despite practitioner enthusiasm, robust clinical data supporting the practice for Long COVID is lacking, and methodological challenges make benefit hard to establish — patients who respond may be experiencing placebo effects Nbcnews.
• Recommendations for acupuncture in Long COVID rest on small case reports and a thin evidence base — patients who paid out-of-pocket and saw no improvement are common AAFP.

Hurdles & Side Effects

• Access to acupuncture mats is relatively easy, with options available on Amazon for around “\~$20”, making it a cost-effective option for some patients Reddit.