Q & A
1. What is Acupuncture?
2. What do I need to know for my first appointment to your clinic?
3. What will happen during my appointment?
4. I am pregnant, can I still receive acupuncture treatment?
5. What does Dipl. O.M., Dipl. Ac., and Dipl. C.H. titles in other acupuncturists' title stand for?
6. What is the difference between MAcOM and FIAMA certification for acupuncturist?
1. What is Acupuncture?
There are a variety of answers to this questions. One generic answer is that acupuncture is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve functioning with the insertion of thin acupuncture needles at specific acupuncture points. We at AcuLinks also provide our patients a modern view the human body. Like a computer, the circuit boards are the meridians and the software are the energy we practitioners of Oriental Medicine recognized as Qi. The acupuncture needles could realign these circuits, and our various treatment techniques and modalities could edit the codes of the software to make us functioning in optimal capacity once again.
2. What do I need to know for my first appointment to your clinic?
Please arrive 20-30 minutes before your appointment time to pick up and fill-out New Patient Paperwork at the clinic front desk. Your first appointment will then last approximately 75 minutes.
3. What will happen during my appointment?
At your appointment we will begin by talking with you about your health. We will ask you a series of questions about your medications, your habits and lifestyle, personal health history and physical symptoms.
Practitioners of TCM also gather information about your health by observing various physical characteristics: the color, shape, and coating of your tongue; feel the speed, quality, and strength of your pulse; or palpate areas of your body where you are experiencing pain and discomfort. This information will help us determine the most appropriate treatment for you according to Chinese medical diagnosis.
Once a treatment plan for is formulated for you, if your illness requires acupuncture, we will place extremely fine, flexible, sterile, single-use needles at specific acupuncture points on your body. When the needles are inserted, you may experience a sensation of tingling or warmth.
Our acupuncturist will discuss the length and frequency of your treatments with you. Fewer visits may be required as your health progresses.
4. I am pregnant, can I still receive acupuncture treatment?
If you are pregnant, you must obtain a referral from your primary care provider in order to begin or continue treatment.
5. What does Dipl. O.M., Dipl. Ac., and Dipl. C.H. titles in other acupuncturists' title stand for?
These titles is part of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM®) certification programs. NCCAOM is the only national organization that validates entry-level competency in the practice of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) through professional certification. Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (Dipl. O.M.), Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.), and Diplomate of Chinese Herbology (Dipl. C.H.).
6. What is the difference between MAcOM and FIAMA certification for acupuncturist?
Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAcOM) is the four-academic-year (three-calendar-year) program offered by Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) and other schools accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Fellowship in the International Academy of Medial Acupuncture Incorporated (FIAMA) program are designed for postgraduate (restricted to professionals possessing the degree of MD, DO, DC, ND, DDS and DPM), often these are 100-300 hours courses that also provide as distance learning courses.
2. What do I need to know for my first appointment to your clinic?
3. What will happen during my appointment?
4. I am pregnant, can I still receive acupuncture treatment?
5. What does Dipl. O.M., Dipl. Ac., and Dipl. C.H. titles in other acupuncturists' title stand for?
6. What is the difference between MAcOM and FIAMA certification for acupuncturist?
1. What is Acupuncture?
There are a variety of answers to this questions. One generic answer is that acupuncture is a method of encouraging the body to promote natural healing and to improve functioning with the insertion of thin acupuncture needles at specific acupuncture points. We at AcuLinks also provide our patients a modern view the human body. Like a computer, the circuit boards are the meridians and the software are the energy we practitioners of Oriental Medicine recognized as Qi. The acupuncture needles could realign these circuits, and our various treatment techniques and modalities could edit the codes of the software to make us functioning in optimal capacity once again.
2. What do I need to know for my first appointment to your clinic?
Please arrive 20-30 minutes before your appointment time to pick up and fill-out New Patient Paperwork at the clinic front desk. Your first appointment will then last approximately 75 minutes.
3. What will happen during my appointment?
At your appointment we will begin by talking with you about your health. We will ask you a series of questions about your medications, your habits and lifestyle, personal health history and physical symptoms.
Practitioners of TCM also gather information about your health by observing various physical characteristics: the color, shape, and coating of your tongue; feel the speed, quality, and strength of your pulse; or palpate areas of your body where you are experiencing pain and discomfort. This information will help us determine the most appropriate treatment for you according to Chinese medical diagnosis.
Once a treatment plan for is formulated for you, if your illness requires acupuncture, we will place extremely fine, flexible, sterile, single-use needles at specific acupuncture points on your body. When the needles are inserted, you may experience a sensation of tingling or warmth.
Our acupuncturist will discuss the length and frequency of your treatments with you. Fewer visits may be required as your health progresses.
4. I am pregnant, can I still receive acupuncture treatment?
If you are pregnant, you must obtain a referral from your primary care provider in order to begin or continue treatment.
5. What does Dipl. O.M., Dipl. Ac., and Dipl. C.H. titles in other acupuncturists' title stand for?
These titles is part of the National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM®) certification programs. NCCAOM is the only national organization that validates entry-level competency in the practice of acupuncture and Oriental medicine (AOM) through professional certification. Diplomate of Oriental Medicine (Dipl. O.M.), Diplomate of Acupuncture (Dipl. Ac.), and Diplomate of Chinese Herbology (Dipl. C.H.).
6. What is the difference between MAcOM and FIAMA certification for acupuncturist?
Master of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (MAcOM) is the four-academic-year (three-calendar-year) program offered by Oregon College of Oriental Medicine (OCOM) and other schools accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (ACAOM) in Acupuncture and Oriental medicine. Fellowship in the International Academy of Medial Acupuncture Incorporated (FIAMA) program are designed for postgraduate (restricted to professionals possessing the degree of MD, DO, DC, ND, DDS and DPM), often these are 100-300 hours courses that also provide as distance learning courses.