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Frequently Asked Questions & Cost
1st session; Diagnosis and Treatment
The initial consultation takes around 2 hours and is very important, it takes into account your medical and family history, your lifestyle, emotional state and how your various systems function (e.g sleep, appetite) and your present condition. This information is essential in determining your individual treatment.
Pulses, located in the wrist are taken and give the practitioner information about the state and flow of Qi in the body.
Specific recommendations regarding your lifestyle may be made in order to help treatment.
Subsequent Treatments
Subsequent treatments last 45mins to one hour and consist of a consultation followed by a treatment
In addition to needling, i may also use other techniques such as the burning of Moxa Herbs or cupping.
Number and Frequency of treatments
Most people will need treatment once or twice during the first week and then once a week thereafter until some improvement has been maintained. The treatments are gradually spaced further apart until there is only a need for a check-up at the change of each season. Some people will need extensive treatment whereas others will only need a few treatments.
I normally recommend a block of four treatments to begin with and then to re-assess at that time about future treatments.
Response to treatment
Every individual is unique, so the response to treatments varies from person to person. Often the initial improvements are in the overall state of health and then improvement in the main complaint will follow.
Some people feel revitalised mentally or physically after treatment whilst with others the changes are more subtle and noticed in retrospect.
Please read below for one journalist's experience of a treatment with me! (Might need to zoom in a little!)
What About My Doctor?
The World Health Organisation (WHO) now recognises many conditions which can be successfully treated by Acupuncture. Many doctors and medical professionals now acknowledge and accept Acupuncture as a complementary and in certain cases, as an alternative treatment for a wide range of symptoms and conditions. You may be referred for treatment by your doctor, a consultant or you may contact the practice directly. If you have been seeing your doctor, you may want to tell him or her that you are coming for Acupuncture.
If you are on medication your practitioner will want to know what you are taking. It is important that you discuss any changes you wish to make in taking your medication with your GP or the specialist who prescribed them.
Needles!
One of the most common statements i receive from people when talking to them about acupuncture is 'i'd never be able to get that done, i don't like needles!' Well a quick note here to say that i find that most people have built up a memory around needles generally based on experiences they have had through injections throughout their life, which of course i concur are generally far from pleasant! Just to say though that the experience of having an acupuncture needle placed is far different, and that they are much, much finer, as the picture at the top of the page illustrates.
Costs
The Cost of the First Treatment is £55 and subsequent treatments £35
If you have a health insurance policy it may be possible to claim back all or part of your treatment costs. You should check this out with your policy provider prior to treatment.
If you would like to try acupuncture but are worried about the cost of the sessions then please give me a call as i may be able to help as I have a quota of sessions available each month at a reduced rate for people who have limited incomes.
Important Links
Acupuncture.com - Great resource for patients, practitioners and students. Contains a Conditions A-Z section with information regarding symptoms and treatments.
The World Health Organistion - Review and Analysis of reports on controlled clinical trials of acupuncture.
Or click here for direct link to list of diseases & disorders that has been shown to be effectively treated
The British Acupuncture Council - The UK's main regulatory and professional body for the practice of acupuncture. Includes research and background information on acupuncture.
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