New Patient Paperwork

Please complete these forms before your first appointment:

First Visit Information

Your First Visit

Initial visits generally last from 60 to 90 minutes. Your acupuncturist will take a detailed health history, perform a physical exam, and provide you with your treatment plan.

During your first appointment, you may be asked a wide range of questions about your symptoms, eating, exercise, sleep habits, emotional states and anything that may offer insight into your health. Often we see a relationship between symptoms that is not recognized in an Western setting.

Your practitioner will also employ diagnostic tools that are unique to acupuncture and TCM such as tongue and pulse diagnosis.

The Treatment

Fine, sterile needles will be inserted at specific acupuncture points along the meridian pathways. Your acupuncturist will concentrate on acupuncture points based on your unique issues and symptoms.

Your acupuncturist may include other related therapies in your treatment plan, such as cupping, Tuina, or Herbal remedies. It is important to understand and follow your practitioner's directions in order to get the most benefit from these treatments. The intent is to facilitate the healing process.

Your Role in the Healing Process

Your actions are a key component of your treatment plan. TCM works toward restoring balance in your body. In many cases, people have had a condition for many years, even decades. In order to resolve or manage those symptoms, it will take some work at home as well. Unfortunately there is no magic point to "fix it".

In order for you to get the results you desire, it will be important for you to take an active role in your health as well. Your acupuncturist will often give you "home work" discussed during your treatment.

How Should I Prepare?

Below are some tips to help you achieve the best results.

Complete the new patient paperwork prior to your appointment or arrive 30 minutes before your appointment time to complete the paperwork.
Eat a little bit an hour or so prior to your appointment.
Stay hydrated. Drink a glass or two of water prior to your appointment.
Wear loose, comfortable clothing for easy access to acupuncture points.
Try to avoid large amounts of alcohol, recreational drugs and caffeine prior to and immediately after your treatment.
Bring any questions you may have.
Take notes between appointments on any changes you may have noticed.

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