St Albert Physiotherapy Read This Before You Get Massage Therapy | Page 9

PREPARE YOURSELF FOR
ACUPUNCTURE
• Your practitioner will ask you about your medical history, to know your condition and
severity; depending upon the examination he will determine the type of acupuncture
treatment and procedure. He may also inquire about your lifestyle and behaviours to know
more about you.
• The acupuncturist may also examine:
– Coating and shape of the tongue
– The painful parts of the body
– The rhythm and strength of the pulse in the wrist
– The colour of the face
• Your first visit will be a detail examination stage, it will take around an hour for initial
evaluation. Following appointments will not take much time; just half an hour will do well.
One or two treatments in a week are required to treat a single complaint with common
procedure. The treatments may be more than this depending on the patient’s condition to be
treated and its severity. Usually, complete eight treatments are required to treat a condition.