There are six pulse positions on each wrist that your acupuncturist will palpate. Each position corresponds to a specific meridian and organ. If there are any problems, they may appear in the pulse.

• Motion Acupuncture
• Master Tung’s Acupuncture
• Auricular Acupuncture/Acupressure

The initial visits may take 45 minutes to one hour, Follow-up visits usually take about 10-45 minutes.

Treatment frequency depends on a variety of factors: your constitution, the severity and duration of the problem and the quality and quantity of your Qi(energy). An acupuncturist may suggest one to three treatments per week, or monthly visits for health maintenance and seasonal “tune ups.”

For acute conditions, you may only need a few treatments, and for chronic problems, you may need a few months of treatment. In China, 10 treatments constitutes one course of treatment. Instead of asking how many treatments do I need, the Chinese will ask how many courses of treatment do I need. When treating women’s health issues, related to menstruation, generally it is best to treat through three to six complete cycles.

Acupuncture needles are very thin, solid, are made from stainless steel only for a single use. The point is smooth and insertion through the skin is not painful like injection. If any sensation is experienced during insertion, it is often compared to a mosquito bite and disappears very quickly. Once the needles are inserted, they will be manipulated to obtain sensation, which in acupuncture terminology is called “De Qi.” “De Qi” is the term used for the sensation felt when an acupuncturist reaches the level of “Qi”(energy) in the body. It may feel like distention or throbbing or an electrical impulse in the area of the acupoint being addressed.  This is how an acupuncturist engages the energy in your body in order to help balance it.