5. What is a course of treatment?

Your course of treatment is discussed during your initial consultation and is designed to restore the natural balance of energy inside your body. In addition to acupuncture, your course of treatment may use complementary practices such as:

• Chinese Herbal Medicine – is prepared specifically for you and your course of treatment. As your treatment progresses, herbal remedies will be adjusted to meet your body’s changing needs. Our clinical herbal medicine is pills or powder, there is no preparation required (you are not given the natural raw hers to boil for instance).
• Tuina or Tui Na remedial massage – Tui na is a hands-on body treatment that uses Chinese taoist principles in an effort to bring the 8 principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) into balance.
• Gua Sha – this traditional chinese medical treatment “scrapes away fever” and is designed to release unhealthy elements from treatment areas which in turn stimulates blood flow and healing.
• Cupping - suction is designed to bring blood to the acupuncture point which speeds healing.     
• Moxibustion – Used in conjuction with acupuncture to warm regions and specific meridian points which stimulates circulation producing a smoother flow of blood and qi. 

As your treatment progresses your practitioner will discuss your progress and may suggest lifestyle choices to retain your body’s natural balance.