As part of your first visit, you will receive a customized treatment plan detailing an appropriate course of treatment for your specific condition.
In general, acute conditions of recent onset may only require 2 or 3 treatments. Chronic conditions usually require more treatments to achieve sustained results.
The ideal approach to illness is to begin treatment as soon as possible. The sooner you seek help, the easier it is to treat. For longstanding illnesses, weekly, bi-weekly, or tri-weekly treatments may be required for several weeks or months, in order to have a curative effect.
For patients planning on undergoing medical procedures, such as back or knee surgery, it is highly recommended that herbal remedies and acupuncture treatment be implemented approximately three months in advance of Western treatment. However, many patients don’t learn of the benefits of Traditional medicine until they are already undergoing Western treatment. In that case, it is best to start acupuncture and/or herbs as soon as possible.
Once you initiate a healing process, it is important to follow through with treatment. The more consistent you are, the better the likelihood of results. The effects of acupuncture tend to be cumulative.
After you are feeling better, a few additional treatments may be recommended. In Chinese medicine, this is referred to as “solidifying the constitution.” The goal is to further strengthen your body to prevent recurrence of the illness. Your body is most vulnerable following recovery from illness, because it has expended much of its energy and internal resources in order to get better. It is therefore important to have a few follow-up treatments in order to prevent a recurrence, or new illness. In general, when an illness recurs, it is often more difficult to treat.
