Most people arrive for a first visit with one question they are slightly embarrassed to ask: what does it actually feel like? Here is the honest answer.
Checking in takes two minutes if you filled in the intake form from our text link. The history is a conversation about what bothers you, when it started, and what an ordinary day feels like. Then we check your pulse at both wrists, look at your tongue, and feel for tender points — saying what each check is for before we do it.
The needles themselves are about as wide as a hair. Most people feel little to nothing on insertion; the common sensations are a dull ache, warmth, or heaviness that fades within a minute. Then you rest for 25 minutes in a warm, dim room. Most people doze.
You leave with your findings in plain words, a written plan with a visit count, and one thing to try at home. The whole visit is $95 and takes about 75 minutes.