Preparing for your visit

• Wear comfortable, loose clothing that may be adjusted or moved aside for the treatment. Gowns, cover-sheets are provided. (loose-fitting sweats, shorts, tank top)
• Please avoid wearing perfumes/scents; some of our patients and staff are sensitive to these.
• Make sure you have eaten a light meal 1-3 hours prior to your appointment. Please, no fasting bellies. You need Qi provided by food in order for the treatment to better move and balance your Qi. Patients who come to appointments with fasting bellies may sometimes become spacey and dizzy following treatment.
• Avoid rigorous exercise just prior to and after your appointment.
• Bring a list of all your current medications, vitamins, and herbal supplements, with correct dosages and reason for taking them. Notify your provider if any changes.
• New patients: please bring your completed Initial Visit Health History form. I can send/email/fax this to you once you have scheduled your appointment. Please come early to complete this form if you do not receive it in time. (7 pages, ~ 20 minutes to complete)
• Bring your method of payment: cash, credit/debit card, check.  I use SQUARE for cards (credit, debit, Flex Spending Account, and Health Savings Account).  
• For Worker's Compensation or Motor Vehicle Injury claims, please bring your claim number/authorization.                       
• AFTER VISIT.  It is best to give time for the treatment to work.  Avoid strenuous exercise, sex, hot tubs, and large meals after your treatment.
• Savor the "Acu-Zone". Acupuncture creates a parasympathetic reset, so feeling relaxed and a temporarily a little spacey is common and ok.  Please be alert and cautious driving home.
• Hydrate, preferably with a warm beverage such as an herbal tea or warm water.