Treatments are designed to meet the needs of every
individual person. For that, your first consultation will be up to two hours
long, when the practitioner will assess your general state of health and ask
about past medical and family history, daily routine, past and present
emotional stresses, etc., in order to identify the underlying pattern of
imbalance. Through this process he will diagnose the element most in distress
within your energy system and treat accordingly, re-balancing and
re-establishing the natural movement of the elements within the body. In this
way he will treat not just the complaint but the real cause of it.
At the start, treatment sessions are normally weekly
but become less frequent as you improve. Although sometimes the effects of
treatment are dramatic, and only few treatments are required, for some
patients, the effects are more subtle and they may need treatment for a longer
period of time, varying in regularity. After sessions patients often experience
an increased vitality and energy, better sleep and a great sense of wellbeing,
and a more positive approach to life and its challenges.
Some people may have acupuncture as a preventative
measure to strengthen their constitution, or because they feel unwell in
themselves without being "ill" in the western sense, and therefore
have treatment regularly. Others, after the desired improvement will stop
treatment until they feel the need for some more help and support. The aim of
the sessions is not only restore balance, control and health to the patient,
but also to instil responsibility over one’s own life.