Appointments and Services

  • Initial acupuncture treatment

    Required of all new patients. This includes a more detailed intake than usual followed by a regular acupuncture treatment. Can be purchased stand-alone or along with one of our packages. Although not required, patients are encouraged to request a complimentary 15-minute phone consultation prior to booking their initial visit.

    Up to 90 minutes

  • follow-up acupuncture treatment

    In addition to acupuncture, this appointment may include other modalities and herbal therapy as suited. All diagnosis and treatment is highly individualized and designed to treat the whole patient.

    55 minutes

  • Herbal consult

    For established patients only. Herbal consults are a cost and time effective solution for established patients already receiving herbal therapy and is most commonly used for managing chronic conditions. Herbal formulas are tailored to the patient and adjusted over time based on the patient’s presentation and progress. Please note that herbal therapy, where applicable and necessary, is already a part of the standard acupuncture treatment.

    30 minutes, remote

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What to expect

 

WHAT TO BRING

  • A mask

  • comfortable, loose fitting clothing that can comfortably expose arms and lower legs. Please wear pants or shorts that can be moved comfortably to just above the knee.

HOW TO PREPARE

  • Please eat something light within 4 hours before your treatment, but try to limit intake within 30 minutes of your appointment

  • no alcohol within 12 hours of your treatment

  • take all medications as normally directed

  • abstain from vigorous exercise within 4 hours of your appointment

  • please drink plenty of water

INTAKE

  • Follow-up treatments begin with a comprehensive intake of 10-20 minutes. Initial intakes take 20-45 minutes.

  • Every treatment is tailored to how a problem is presenting in the whole you. Expect to be asked questions about sleep, digestion, mental health- Even if it seems like it’s unrelated!

  • I will ask to look at your tongue

  • I will ask to feel your pulse on both wrist

TREATMENT

  • You’ll lie down on the massage table (either prone, on your back, or in some cases on your side). I then needle a unique combination of points based on your intake and, with your permission, local palpation of points.

  • You will probably feel sensation both at the time of needle insertion or during the treatment. This is totally normal! Sensations range from tingling, dull ache, throbbing, local warmth, to nothing at all,

  • Sometimes people experience momentary pain upon insertion or at times during treatment. This can be normal and safe, but if the pain does not dissipate and/or becomes distracting then I’ll simply remove or adjust the needle.

  • you rest with the needles by yourself for 25- 40 minutes.

  • Where applicable, I’ll do cupping, moxibustion, gua-sha or tui-na either while the needles are in or after the needles have been pulled

  • Policies and Precautions

    our booking, payment and confidentiality policies as well as the extra precautions we’re taking because of covid-19

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