Your First Visit
Congratulations on making a decision towards health and natural healing!
Initial visits generally last from 30 to 90 minutes. Dr. Park will take a detailed health history and conduct a physical exam, and will provide you with your unique treatment plan.
During your first exam, Dr. Park will spend time getting to know you and your health concerns. You may be asked a wide range of questions about your symptoms, eating, exercise, sleep habits, and emotional states-anything that may offer insight into your health.
Your practitioner will also employ diagnostic tools that are unique to acupuncture and oriental medicine such as tongue and pulse diagnosis.
Your treatment plan
Once Dr. Park has gathered enough information, you’ll receive a comprehensive diagnosis and a treatment plan that will explain:
- Your underlying imbalances
- Your time-line for care
- What types of treatment you will receive
Getting the most out of treatment
For the best treatment results, keep a few things in mind:
- Please show up on time.
- Don’t eat a large meal before your visit.
- Wear loose, comfortable clothes.
- Refrain from overexertion, working out, alcohol for up to 6 hours after the visit.
- Avoid stressful situations. Make time to relax, and be sure to get plenty of rest.
- Between visits, make notes of any changes that may have occurred, such as alleviation of pain, pain moving to other areas, changes in the frequency and type of problems.
How treatment works
To treat any Qi imbalances, fine, sterile needles will be inserted at specific points along the meridian pathways. Your acupuncturist may include other related therapies in your treatment plan, such as cupping and Tuina. Herbal remedies are another important aspect of acupuncture and oriental medicine, and it is important to understand and follow Dr. Park’s directions in order to get the most benefit from these treatments.
Acupuncture and your health
Acupuncture and Oriental medicine take a holistic or whole-body approach to health. This means Dr. Park will take into account your whole self, not just your symptoms, in order to get to the root of your health concerns. You will work together to find out how factors like your lifestyle and emotional and mental well-being may be affecting your health.
First Visit Forms
The following forms are necessary to assist us in determining your treatment plan. Please print them out and complete them, then provide them at your first visit.
The above documents (i.e. pdf format) require Adobe Reader to view and print out.
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