The treatment room is quiet, with soft lighting and calming music, because this is your time for quiet reflection and uninterrupted relaxation. You get to rest quietly with your acupuncture needles in place (even nap!) It is common to feel rejuvenated, refreshed and restored after a treatment. All of this helps your body tap into its natural healing ability. 

Quality Time with Your Practitioner

At Voda Acupuncture Clinic you will be my focus. We spend as much time as needed in your consultations and your follow up treatments to listen, assess, and treat you. Your practitioner will spend a lot of time talking with you, reviewing your medical history, and examine you to determine if I can help you. You should never feel rushed or dismissed. Just like Western doctors the exam may include range-of-motion testing, light touch (palpation) and taking Chinese medical pulse, and looking at the tongue.

Dress comfortably

Please wear loose clothing where you can roll up your sleeves to your elbows and pants up to your knees and make sure you have eaten a light meal or snack prior to arriving for your treatments - at least 30 minutes before your treatment.

Treatment Plans

Treatments are sometimes daily, a few times per week, every 2 weeks or customized and may change over time depending on progress. Your individual treatment may include acupuncture, herbs, cupping, gua sha or any combination of our other non-needle therapies and is tailored to you, your health and your issues.

Does Acupuncture Hurt

Usually not much. It’s unfortunate that tiny acupuncture needles keep many people from trying it. They are sterile, single-use, solid and about the thickness of a human hair so the insertion, if felt at all, is minimal. In contrast, a syringe is hollow so medicine can pass through and this creates pressure and pain. There is nothing, such as medication, in or on an acupuncture pins.

I May Refer You to Other Specialists

There are instances where I don’t feel like we can make a difference in your condition or you need to see a specialist. It is always o goal to give you information, referrals or recommendations for other treatments or practitioners that may be able to help