About Treatments
The number and frequency of treatments varies from person to person and one cannot be guided by the experience of other patients. Much depends on the severity of the disease, how long the patient has suffered from it, as well as the lifestyle and other factors contributing to it. Typically, treatments are given once per week for the first six to eight weeks. As the patient improves, visits are reduced to once every ten days, two weeks, once a month, and so on. As acupuncture is a preventative system of medicine, as well as curative, it is advisable for healthy patients to come in periodically for checkups and maintenance, as the pulses can reveal if anything is going wrong in the body long before it manifests itself as a visible symptom. Most of us don't wait for our cars to break down before taking them in to be checked. We should not pay less attention to our bodies!
Appointments are generally scheduled for one hour. Prior to each treatment, patients will have time to talk about how they've been, how they feel, and what's happening in their lives, which is essential information in order to determine the exact treatment that is called for at that time. The pulses are read and moxa (a special herb--Artemesia Vulgaris Latiflora) and/or needles are applied. Dietary and other lifestyle recommendations will be discussed at appropriate times throughout treatment.
My Invitation
Is acupuncture for you? I invite you to schedule an initial visit and to begin acupuncture treatment. Chinese medicine can effectively treat acute and chronic conditions and provide preventive care. To discover whether Chinese medicine is helpful for you, try it.
Tracy Sturdivant has a Bachelors Degree in Biostatistics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She received her Masters in Acupuncture from the Traditional Acupuncture Institute in Columbia Maryland after completing a 3 year course of study and clinical practice. Tracy carries National Board Certification in Acupuncture from the National Council of Colleges of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM), and is licensed by the state to practice in North Carolina. She has worked in the health care field for over 18 years and is dedicated to building a bridge between Eastern and Western medical philosophies.
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