FAQ
Q: Who should you see for acupuncture?
A: See your registered acupuncturist or doctor of Traditional Chinese
Medicine. Check the CTCMA
website for your qualified professional. Registrants of the CTCMA
have the highest standards of training in BC and Canada.
Q: Is acupuncture painful?
A: When done by a skillful, qualified, and traditionally trained acupuncturist,
acupuncture is not painful.
Q: I want to come in for treatment, but I’m scared of needles.
What should I do?
A: Come in for treatment! Fear is a sign that your constitutional energy
is weak. We can strengthen you to remove your fears…it’s painless
anyway, remember?
Q: Do you work on mental or emotional problems, or just physical
illnesses?
A: There are no separate parts to the individual (i.e. mind, body, spirit).
You come in one beautiful package, so when we treat you, we are treating
all aspects. When you are physically ill, you won’t feel well emotionally,
etc. As for mental illness, we are all mentally ill to the degree that
we are not enlightened. Oriental medicine does not attach stigma to disease
because we are treating the deficiency of the person, rather than the
disease.
Q: How often will I need treatment?
A: Usually, acute conditions are resolved after two or three treatments.
Chronic conditions take longer, but that depends on how long the condition
has gone on, how far the condition has progressed, and the vitality of
the individual. But remember, your body wants to return to an optimal
state of health, given the correct treatment and conditions. Patients
should come in three times per week during the initial phase of treatment.
Traditionally in China and Japan, patients would receive treatment on
consecutive days until the condition was resolved.
Q: What should I expect after the treatment?
A: You may feel sleepy or relaxed after the treatment. There are generally
no side effects from the treatment, except for improvement in health.
Q: What should I wear?
A: Your regular clothes are fine. (We provide slippers and bath robes
for your comfort and cleanliness of the clinic.)
Q: How can I pay?
A: We currently accept cash or cheque. See our rates,
including several money saving pre-pay packages.
Q: What conditions can you treat with acupuncture?
A: In acupuncture and Oriental medicine, we do not treat conditions, we
treat the person who has a condition. Therefore, we improve the health
of that individual, resulting in an improved condition and resolution
of disease. That means, come in if you want to recover from illness or
improve your health and well-being. Please check the link for a complete
list of illnesses treatable by acupuncture, according to research done
by the World Health Organization (WHO).
Q: There are many types of acupuncture, what type should I try?
A: Appropriate acupuncture! Acupuncture done by a traditionally trained
acupuncturist (R.Ac.) will be the most effective and least painful. Many
other health professionals attempt acupuncture; however, their training,
knowledge, and experience is far below that of the traditional acupuncturist
and/or Doctor of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
To find out more about acupuncture, visit John's Acupuncture, email us, or see About Acupuncture or About Moxa.
