FAQ

Depending on your medical history, condition, and or any other treatments you have been or are receiving, acupuncture will fit into your treatment plan in a unique way. Each patient’s history and presentation will be unique. An assessment and prognosis can be determined during the first few intakes and consultations with a skilled provider.

Conditions Recommended for Acupuncture by the World Health Organization (W.H.O.)

Stress Disorders

Sleep Disorders

Respiratory Diseases

• Acute sinusitis
• Acute rhinitis, hay fever
• Common cold
• Acute tonsillitis

Bronchopulmonary Diseases

• Acute bronchitis
• Bronchial asthma

Eye Disorders

• Acute conjuctivitis
• Cataract (without complications)
• Myopia
• Central retinitis

Disorders of the Mouth Cavity

• Toothache
• Pain after tooth extraction
• Gingivitis
• Pharyngitis

Orthopedic Disorders

• Cervical and Thoracic pain
• Knee, elbow and joint
• Sciatica
• Low back pain
• Rheumatoid arthritis

Gastrointestinal Disorders

• Digestive Spasm of the esophagus and cardia
• Gastroptosis
• Acute and chronic gastritis
• Gastric hyperacidity and indigestion
• Chronic duodenal ulcer
• Acute and chronic colitis
• Acute bacterial dysentery
• Constipation
• Diarrhea

Neurologic Disorders

• Headache
• Migraine
• Trigeminal neuralgia
• Facial paralysis
• Peripheral neuropathy
• Paralysis caused by poliomyelitis
• Meniere’s syndrome
• Neurogenic bladder dysfunction
• Intercostal neuralgia

Yes. In the past 2,000 years, more people have been successfully treated with acupuncture than with all other health modalities combined. Today acupuncture is practiced widely in Asia, the Soviet Union, and in Europe. It is now being used more and more in America by patients and physicians.

Acupuncture treatments can be given at the same time other techniques are being used, such as conventional Western medicine,osteopathic or chiropractic adjustments, and homeopathic ornaturopathic prescriptions. It is important that your physician-acupuncturist know everything that you are doing, so he or she can help you get the most benefit from all your treatments.

Some homeopathic remedies perform better if there is a thirty day window between administration and acupuncture needling but herbs usually offer no contraindication.

Acupuncturists are required by law in most states to use disposable one-time-use sterilized needles. The needles are stainless steel and have no hollow tip. Blood loss and bleeding are minimal with acupuncture, and there is little risk of transmission of disease.

We are a primarily cash based practice. Therefore, each health policy must be reviewed to determine acupuncture benefits. YOU are responsible to know the exact scope of your plan and if you have adequate coverage.  The best way to become informed is to call the customer care number on the back of your member card. We can not guarantee benefits.

 

 

*Please note, we no longer accept Premera Blue Cross, Aetna or Cigna.