+ How can acupuncture help if I’m relatively healthy?

Ideally, acupuncture is used preventatively as imbalances in energy can occur before symptoms arise. Acupuncture can help you have more stamina, strength, and overall energy to do the things that you love to do in your life. Acupuncture can also help you adapt more easily and smoothly it life’s various challenges, so you can function at your best in any situation. Our clients often report an improvement in overall energy, quality of sleep, digestive health and overall sense of wellbeing.

+ What if I can not come that frequently?

Ideally we want to see patients on a weekly basis for generally the first 4 weeks to create a stable foundation for future treatments to build upon. I understand that not everyone has the time in our busy lives for this. However, this medicine is meant to support you on every level and it is a true gift to give yourself absolute self care. That being said if you are not able to maintain the frequency of treatments we can still work out a treatment plan that works with your schedule. This is all about YOUR healing and we are committed to meet you where you are at.

+ What if I can’t afford continued treatment?

Obviously I have chosen this profession to help and care for people. This is why I am willing to work out specific payment plans and pricing that works for your individual needs. Ideally we don’t want to make treatment an added stressor for you. We will work with you for your optimal health.

Additionally, you deserve the best treatment possible, so we invest the time to give you the highest standard of care. We recognize how important your health is to you, and we believe that our fees represent a good value for your personal investment in your health.

+ What if I don’t get results?

As an individual responds differently to treatment, some clients see a difference after the first treatment while others may not notice a difference for several weeks. With regular and consistent treatments most people notice a noticeable improvement in the main reason for coming to treatment. This is why we do a short intake every session before administering needles to gage exactly how your health is improving. I will check in with you every session to see exactly what results we are gaining with treatment and where we are not.

+ I just want my symptoms to Improve, can you help?

Symptoms are very often an indicator of a deeper underlying cause of why your body isn't able to heal itself effectively. Though symptoms are important, we are committed to your long-term welling. Alleviating symptoms alone can often mask the underlying cause of imbalance, and we have seen that treating the underlying cause will give you more lasting results and an improvement in health at all levels.

+ Can you treat X symptom?

Yes, acupuncture could help. The degree of relief is going to be individual to your situation, as each individual responds differently to acupuncture. What is rare is that clients do not see some benefits from treatment.

+ How are you different from other acupuncture styles?

We can not really speak to how other acupuncture styles work, what we can do is tell you how we work. Our treatments are typically one hour long, needles are usually in the body for a short period of time, and we stay with you in the room during the entire treatment.

There are two things unique to Five Element Acupuncture:

1. The focus on treating the underlying cause of a person’s ill-health, not the symptoms
2. The Chinese and other eastern traditions, recognized thousands of years ago, that we are body, mind and spirit, and that an imbalance of energy in any one of these can affect another.

+ How does acupuncture work?

Good health results from good circulation of energy throughout your body. We use needles to affect the flow of this energy. When the flow is well-balanced, this allows your body to heal itself, resulting in an overall improvement in your health.

+ Can acupuncture help with stomach problems, headaches, depression...etc.?

When we work on restoring overall balance to a person qi energy, then nature takes care of the healing. This is also the reason why we can’t say how long it will take for a person to notice a difference in their symptoms. For some, it may happen right after the first treatment, for others it can take weeks or even months. What we can say, is that it is very rare that people won’t benefit at all from treatment.

+ What do you mean by body, mind and spirit?

At this time there is now greater awareness to the western world of the fact that we are more than a physical body, and more than a thinking mind. Our unique essence; soul; spirit; the god within; whatever we wish to call it, is what gives our life meaning. We will often see people whose energy is depleted at a deeper level, often as a result of living a life not in accordance with nature. People may suffer from depression, anxiety, feeling isolated or stressed, and physical complaints may then begin to manifest such as asthma or skin rashes or back pain. As we treat the root cause of the physical symptoms tend to disappear and as one touches the deeper aspects of themselves, quality of life improves.

+ How do you treat each person as a unique individual?

Through various diagnostic tools used in Five Element Acupuncture, we determine what the cause of the problem is. Alleviating symptoms without addressing the core imbalance may provide temporary relief. When the root cause is treated the person experiences more lasting results, an improvement in health on all levels, and in quality of life.