Questions people ask before a first visit

If you aren't sure, call the front desk. We ask what you're hoping for, suggest a provider and book the first visit. If it turns out to be the wrong fit, we help you switch to someone else here at no extra step for you.

Often, yes. The front desk can book visits back to back, with a short break in between. Each visit is its own appointment with its own estimate.

Most people feel a brief pinch or a dull ache at some needles, and many feel nothing at others. Tell your acupuncturist if anything is uncomfortable, and they will adjust or stop.

Acupuncture needles are sterile, thin and used once, then discarded in a sharps container. Your acupuncturist opens them in front of you.

It depends on you and on what you are coming in for. Your provider suggests a plan at the first visit, and it is always a plan we make together, never a promise. You can stop whenever you like.

We are out of network, so we don't bill health plans directly. We give you an itemized receipt after every visit that you can send to your plan. HSA and FSA cards can often be used: ask your plan administrator. See how fees work for the details.

Tell us if you are or might be pregnant before any visit. Some points and techniques are avoided, and we may suggest you check with your prenatal provider first.

No. Tell us about everything you take, including supplements, and tell your prescriber that you are seeing us.

Wear comfortable clothes with sleeves and legs that roll up. Have a light meal an hour or two beforehand, rather than coming on an empty stomach or after a heavy meal.

For chest pain, trouble breathing, sudden weakness or a sudden severe headache, call 911. For anything new, worsening or worrying, see your doctor first. Our providers will tell you when something belongs with your doctor.