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Frequently Asked Questions
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At any time, feel free and comfortable to discuss you care and progress. Your acupuncturist is there to help you.
Stewart M. Kaufman, MA, CADC, CA
Licensed Acupuncturist
Direct #: (908) 727-2998
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What is Acupuncture?
What is Qi and how does it travel?
What causes Qi to get stuck?
How many treatments will I need?
Why do I have to stick tongue out?
Why do they feel my pulse?
How should I prepare for my treatments?
How safe is acupuncture?
What type of schooling do acupuncturists get?
What is acupuncture most commonly used for?
Is acupuncture covered by my insurance?
Steps towards health with Acupuncture care.
Acute Care
Maintenance Care
Wellness & Preventative Care
What is Acupuncture?
Over the past years acupuncture has evolved into a complete medical system that can diagnose, treat, and prevent illness. It is safe, effective, and painless way to treat a wide variety of conditions.
An acupuncturist will place sterile needles at specific acupoints in the body. This quick and easy insertion stimulates your bodies called Qi (pronounced “chee”). This unblocks any obstructions of the Qi, strengthens your helps you heal from acute or chronic and balances both your mind and body.
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What is Qi and how does it travel?
Qi is the energy that animates your body. It provides you with the ability to walk, talk, think, dream and love. Qi also protects you from illness and keeps you strong and healthy. Qi circulates through specific pathways called meridians. Each meridian is connected with an organ system in the body. Meridians are like rivers. Where a river flows it transports life giving waters, nourishing the land and people around it. Your meridian pathways transport life giving Qi to energize and nourish your entire body, cells, tissues, and organs.
When Qi travels freely throughout your body, you can enjoy good physical, mental, and emotional health. An obstruction of Qi in your body acts like a dam. Backing up the flow of and restricting it in other areas. Restricting the flow of Qi will affect the proper nourishment your body requires in order to function correctly.
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What causes Qi to get stuck?
Physical or emotional trauma, stress, lack of exercise, poor diet, repetitive strain, excessive activity, seasonal change or a weak constitution can lead to imbalances that disrupt the normal flow of Qi. Under normal circumstances when a disruption occurs, you will bounce returning to a balanced, good health. But when the disruption of Qi is prolonged or excessive, or your body is in a weakened state, illness, pain and disease can set in.
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How many treatments will I need?
The number of treatments needed varies from person to person. Some people experience immediate relief after the first treatment, others it may take months or even years to see results. Chronic conditions usually take longer to resolve than
acute conditions.
Treatment frequency depends upon a variety of factors: the severity and duration of your problem, your and overall quality and quantity of acupuncturist may suggest one or two treatments per week for several weeks, or monthly visits over time for health maintenance, seasonal or preventative medicine. Some people even make acupuncture regular part of their life and well being and get treatments weekly, biweekly or monthly for overall good health and relaxation.
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Why do I have to stick tongue out?
The tongue serves as a map to your body, reflecting general health of your organs and system. Your acupuncturist will look at the color, shape, size and coating of your It is recommended not to brush your tongue the day of a treatment so a true reading can take place.
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Why do they feel my pulse?
There are 12 main pulse positions on your wrist that the acupuncturist will feel. Each position corresponds to an organ and meridian system. Your acupuncturist will look for 27 pulse qualities that reflect the balance of Qi and your general state of health. If there are any imbalances, they will appear in your pulse.
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How should I prepare for my treatments?
•Come to your with any questions
•You may-wear loose, comfortable clothing
•Do not eat large meals before your visit and do not come on an empty stomach
•Refrain from overexertion for the first few hours following treatment
•Between visits make notes of any changes in your body that may have
occurred. Like the alleviation of pain, or pain moving to another area,
changes in the frequency of the problem, etc…
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How safe is acupuncture?
Acupuncture is extremely safe! It is a therapy, yielding no side effects, except the feelings of relaxation and being grounded. There is little danger of infection from the needles because they are sterile, single use and disposed of after each treatment.
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What type of schooling do acupuncturists get?
Today, acupuncturists receive 3-4 years of extensive graduate training at a nationally certified school. All acupuncturists must pass a comprehensive board exam from the National Certification for Acupuncture and Oriental as well as meet each state's guidelines for licensure.
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What is acupuncture most commonly used for?
What is acupuncture most commonly used for?
Anxiety Arthritis Asthma
Auto Immune Disorders Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Chronic fatigue
Colitis Common Cold Constipation
Dental Pain Depression Diarrhea
Digestive trouble Dizziness Ear problems
Emotional Problems Eye problems Facial palsy/tics
Fatigue Fertility Fibromyalgia
Headache Hiccough Incontinence
Indigestion Infertility Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Low back pain Low sperm count/ poor motility Menopausal Syndrome
Menstrual Irregularities Migraine Morning Sickness
Nausea Osteoarthritis Pain
PMS Reproductive problems Sciatica
Seasonal Affect Disorder (SAD) Sinusitis Sleep disturbances
Smoking Cessation Sore throat Stress
Tennis Elbow TMJ Trigeminal Neuralgia
Women's Health Wrist pain
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Is acupuncture covered by my insurance?
Every insurance policy is different. If you provide me with the required information, I will contact your insurance company and find
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Steps towards health with Acupuncture care.
Feeling healthy goes beyond the absence of acute or chronic illness. ‘Often, we do not acknowledge our health until it is compromised. And only then do we seek ways to regain it. Acupuncture' and Chinese Medicine can help you along the path towards optimal health and performance- physically, emotionally, and spiritually. These are the steps toward a balanced, healthy and wholistic lifestyle.
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Acute Care
Most patients begin acupuncture treatment in order to provide quick relief from pain, discomfort, or other symptoms. This is Acute Care. Visits are frequent. This helps ease the initial problem, allowing you to feel better faster. Each visit builds upon the previous ones, paving the way toward eliminating your initial problems and complaints.
Acupuncture may also be combined with herbs, cupping, moxabustion, gwa sha, nutritional therapy or relaxation techniques. These adjunctive techniques are added to help further relieve your symptoms and speed up your recovery time.
Repeated visits over the next few weeks or months may be needed to further reduce your symptoms. After acute care, you will notice that your aches or pains or other symptoms have been dramatically reduced or eliminated. You are now ready to enter the next phase of care.
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Maintenance Care
This next phase is maintenance care. Visits are less frequent. This phase maintains and supports the changes you have achieved thus far. Providing the foundation for deeper healing to occur by addressing any underlying problems or imbalances. Even though you may hot be experiencing symptoms, it is important to continue to strengthen,build and support the Qi within your body.
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Wellness & Preventative Care
Wellness care is the next phase. This type of care preserves the progress you have made up until now. These visits may be monthly, every other month, or seasonal. Much the same way we bring the car in for an oil change or tune up, periodic visits to your acupuncturist can keep you running smoothly.
These preventive maintenance tune-ups can strengthen your body's resistance, keeping you healthy, balanced, and potentially free from illness. Little problems and imbalances may be caught before they become major concerns. Wellness care is the root of healing. In ancient times, an acupuncturist was only compensated as long as the patient remained healthy. If they became ill, it was their duty to get them well again without compensation. Now that is health care!! An acupuncture lifestyle combined with regular exercise, a healthy diet, and other good habits can keep you looking, feeling and performing at your best.
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