NEW TO ACUPUNCTURE?   MOST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS   DOES IT HURT? q· Clients describe my insertion as a pleasant thump.     Acupuncture needles are actually quite thin,     some as thin as a human hair. This needle is     not designed to damage or open a portal like     the hypodermic. It is designed, instead, to     move things out of the way. Consequently     an Acupuncture needle is often not even felt     at insertion. q· Occasionally a patient will feel a transient dull           ache or thickness. ...sort of like a fish tug           on a pole when it takes the bait. You may           feel the qi... that tug, or ache but not often           the needles. q· Patients feel qi in a variety of ways; tickles,          bubbles, itchy, warm, achy, thick or cool.          All are good…… qi is moving. ARE THE NEEDLES STERILIZED? ! YES... only single use disposable needles are used. Lori Berryhill L.Ac. Dip. OM is fully licensed and also Clean Needle Technique Certified... added training that assures the most care when it comes to needle safety. WHAT DOES A TREATMENT CONSIST OF? q· In your first visit we do an extensive intake.       Count on about 2 hours for your first visit which       will include; a diagnosis, a treatment design,       a recommended treatment plan and a needle       treatment. Needles are retained about 20 min       per treatment. Other therapies might apply       and be included in a standard treatment. HOW OFTEN DO YOU NEED TREATMENT? q· I always suggest that clients try 3 treatments       one week apart to begin anycourse of therapy so       they and I can understand how they respond to       the medicine. The number of treatments you may       require is determined on a a body by body case       by case basis. How long you have endured the       current condition and your body’’s healing ability       influence this. So, more chronic situations may       require a longer course of therapy.More acute       issues may require only a few consecutive       treatments. Here too I see different responses       in each patient. I adjust according to your       improvements and I always try to work with       both budget and time. ARE THERE OTHER BENEFITS? q· YES! Most enthusiastically there are. Most report       better sleeping, digestion and general energy that       can last for days and for some weeks after treatment.       Patients that continue to incorporate Acupuncture       into their health practices tend to get sick less often,       report better endurance to life and experience a       calmer state of being. I personally believe this       medicine to be cumulative as well as preventative.       Monthly Acupuncture for even the healthiest of       people is nothing short of smart spending and      rewarding self care that pays it forward.     DIDN'T ANSWER YOUR QUESTION?  CALL LORI...  801-355-3076