Your initial visit for acupuncture will last approximately 1.5 hours; return visits are usually an hour. Your initial visit will be spent interviewing you regarding your medical history and primary complaint. Following the interview a physical examination will take place based on Traditional Chinese Medicine. This includes feeling your pulse, looking at your tongue and some palpation. Afterwards, we will begin a course of treatment. Your treatment is a collaboration between yourself and your practitioner. By choosing to come into the clinic you have already begun the healing process in making a commitment to your health.
I want to reassure you that acupuncture is safe and relatively, painless. Most people experience an overall sense of relaxation and well-being. To help me serve you better I ask that you observe the following guidelines:
You should make any of the following conditions or situations known to your acupuncturist prior to treatment:
Treatment Tips
When needles are inserted relax and breathe normally. If you have not received acupuncture before, I hope you will soon share the increasing enthusiasm for the health enhancing benefits of acupuncture. Although many Oriental medical techniques may appear unusual at first, acupuncture is a 3,000 year-old healing art that has endured the test of time.
I want to reassure you that acupuncture is safe and relatively, painless. Most people experience an overall sense of relaxation and well-being. To help me serve you better I ask that you observe the following guidelines:
You should make any of the following conditions or situations known to your acupuncturist prior to treatment:
- Covid-19 or been exposed to someone who recently had Covid-19
- Have a severe bleeding disorder
- Have a pacemaker or any implanted electrical device
- Have Type 1 diabetes (insulin dependent)
- Have epilepsy or get seizures
- Are pregnant or think you may be pregnant
- Have or have had cancer or any tumor growth- benign or malignant
Treatment Tips
- Please eat 1 to 2 hours prior to your appointment time. It is important to have eaten something before your visit.
- Please wear loose-fitting clothes or bring some shorts to change into, if possible.
- Please give yourself ample time to arrive for your appointment. If you are rushed it affects the pulse quality, a part of your physical examination.
When needles are inserted relax and breathe normally. If you have not received acupuncture before, I hope you will soon share the increasing enthusiasm for the health enhancing benefits of acupuncture. Although many Oriental medical techniques may appear unusual at first, acupuncture is a 3,000 year-old healing art that has endured the test of time.
Kevin is professional, calm and reassuring. He asked for feedback during and after each session. His treatment room is a relaxing space and quite comfortable. My treatment included acupuncture, light therapy, electrical stimulation and gua sha. I wish I had not waited so long to have Kevin treat and heal me!