Planning Your First Visit

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How to prepare for your first visit?

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• Please finish all intake forms before your appointment. They will be emailed to you and are easily completed online.

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• Wear comfortable clothing that is loose fitting (no tight jeans or leggings!), which can be rolled up past your knees and elbows. If needed, we will have you change into a gown or lay draped under sheets. 

 

• Make sure to eat within two hours of your appointment, a small snack is fine.

 

• Before you arrive, consider what types of changes you'd like to see in your health: what are your goals?

 

• Plan to arrive a few minutes early if possible so that you are not too rushed. 

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What should you expect at your first visit?

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Depending on the length and type of your treatment, we will first sit and discuss your medical history, goals, and current health concerns. I always want us to agree as a team what changes you hope to see going forward.

 

Most treatments involve laying down on a massage table. You will always be properly draped with either your own clothing, a gown, or sheets. Typically after needles are placed, there will be some time for you to rest alone in the room with some relaxing music playing. If you ever need assistance, I will be near the treatment room and am always reachable. 

 

If at any time you have questions or concerns or just simply want to change something, always feel free to speak up. 

 

Expect to feel an improvement in your condition after your appointments. However, it may be slight, or you may only feel change later that day, or perhaps only once you've had several treatments. It will depend on your own unique health, and how long you've experienced a particular symptom or illness. TCM is a natural medicine working with your own body, and healing takes time.