Stage 1 · Intake
History, medications, what you want help with.
Our treatments, in detail
Four treatments, all within a licensed scope of practice.
Program 01 · Sterile, single use, always
Acupuncture
Needles are sterile, single use and disposed of after every treatment — never reused, without exception. Minor bruising, soreness or brief dizziness can happen and we explain that beforehand rather than afterwards, along with the rare risks, as part of proper consent.
Stage 2 · Assessment
Within our scope, with honest limits.
Stage 3 · Consent
Risks explained before any needle.
Stage 4 · Treatment
Single-use needles, then reviewed.
Stage 1 · Full list
Every medication and supplement.
Stage 2 · Interactions
Checked, especially anticoagulants.
Stage 3 · Formula
Prescribed, with what to expect.
Stage 4 · Review
Adjusted or stopped at follow-up.
Program 02 · Interactions checked first
Chinese herbal medicine
Herbs are not inert. Several common formulas interact with anticoagulants, blood pressure medication and sedatives, so we review your full medication list first and will decline to prescribe where the risk is not worth it. Formulas are supplements, not approved drugs, and we claim no disease treatment for them.
Program 03 · It leaves marks
Cupping & gua sha
Cupping leaves round discoloured marks and gua sha leaves red streaks, both of which last days and alarm people who were not warned. We explain that before treating, and we will not use these techniques where you have a bleeding disorder, take anticoagulants or have fragile skin.
Stage 1 · Suitability
Skin, medication and bleeding risk.
Stage 2 · Expectations
Marks shown and explained first.
Stage 3 · Treatment
To tolerance, not to intensity.
Stage 4 · Aftercare
What is normal over the next days.
Stage 1 · Assess
What is restricted and what hurts.
Stage 2 · Honest limits
Including when to see a physician.
Stage 3 · Treatment
Within comfort, not beyond it.
Stage 4 · Home advice
What to do between visits.
Program 04 · Hands, not just needles
Tui na & manual therapy
Useful for people who want help but are genuinely afraid of needles — and that is a reasonable position rather than something to talk anyone out of. We will also say plainly when a complaint needs imaging or a physician instead of manual work.
Not sure if it would help?
A short call to talk through your situation, with an honest answer.