Shen Acupuncture Clinic - c2006
At your first consultation time is spent doing an extensive intake and a complete medical history. You will be asked many detailed questions about your condition and lifestyle. Chinese medicine is holistic and we require information beyond just your immediate complaint.
Your pulses will be palpated and we will look at your tongue. The abdomen may also be palpated. These are three areas which provide much diagnostic information. Where there is pain, other areas of the body may also be palpated.
Your pulses will be palpated and we will look at your tongue. The abdomen may also be palpated. These are three areas which provide much diagnostic information. Where there is pain, other areas of the body may also be palpated.
Treatment involves the insertion of fine acupuncture needles. You may feel a light pinprick on insertion and some sensation of dullness or heaviness. Needles are left in place for about 20 minutes while you relax. Treatment may also include massage, moxibustion and cupping. Moxibustion is where moxa (a dried herb, usually mugwort) is burned either directly on the skin or indirectly above the skin over specific acupuncture points. Cupping is where a glass cup is placed over the skin and a vacuum created to draw up the skin.
The first consultation will last between an hour and an hour and a half and subsequent sessions up to an hour.
The first consultation will last between an hour and an hour and a half and subsequent sessions up to an hour.
■ Please wear loose comfortable clothing and be aware that points on your torso may need to be accessed as well as on the arms and legs.
■ Please bring details of your medical history and of any drugs or treatments you are currently having.
■ Please do not skip meals before coming for treatment. If you are coming for a morning appointment, make sure you have breakfast.
■ Please have enough water to drink during the day before your appointment so that you are not dehydrated.
■ Please avoid alcohol before coming for treatment.
■ Please bring details of your medical history and of any drugs or treatments you are currently having.
■ Please do not skip meals before coming for treatment. If you are coming for a morning appointment, make sure you have breakfast.
■ Please have enough water to drink during the day before your appointment so that you are not dehydrated.
■ Please avoid alcohol before coming for treatment.
