People often ask, “how many treatments will it take” to change their condition, often times a chronic condition that they’ve struggled with for a long time.

A treatment to promote natural healing or what I call nature’s healing, is a natural unfolding process that recognizes the body’s natural abilities to heal.

Many different health problems are treated here at the clinic. Oftentimes, with chronic pain, a patient can experience pain relief during treatment or a day or 2 after. This pain relief can last hours or even days depending on the severity of the condition.

I explain to the patient, just because you experience pain relief doesn’t mean the problem is completely healed. Pain is a block to circulation. Long term chronic blockage causes the body region to malfunction and grow badly.

Relief occurs when acupuncture stimulates and opens of circulation but time is needed to allow the body region to regrow and regenerate for complete healing.

We know that red blood cell only live for about 90-120 days. It takes time for the body to replace these old cells with new ones.

Not every condition is the same and some patients heal faster than others. Determining how many treatments can vary. Patients receiving acupuncture therapy for chronic conditions can experience more improvement and stabilization after about 3 to 4 months.

The first few acupuncture treatments are important because they help us understand how well the body responds to treatment and helps us determine how many treatments are needed.