Treatment Techniques
Acupuncture takes a holistic, or whole-body approach to health. This means that Shawna will take into account your whole self, not just your symptoms, in order to get to the root of your health concerns. You will work together to find out how factors like your lifestyle may be affecting your health.
Acupuncture is a versatile method of treating illness. It is a gentle approach that works for children as well as adults. An acupuncture session can treat general ailments as well as specific problems. When the patient presents with a common cold, this acute general ailment is easily resolved. With specific problems like sciatic pain, the goal of the treatment is to provide lasting relief. For chronic illness like asthma, migraines or digestive disorders, more time is taken to correct the underlying foundational issues. Shawna uses a variety of techniques to produce the most effective result.
The initial appointment consists of a thorough health history and physical exam of the patient followed by a treatment. Shawna will answer any questions you may have and explain why and how acupuncture will help.
By the second appointment, patients will recieve a comprehensive outline explaining their treatment plan and what to expect from acupuncture in terms of their estimated number of visits and any recommended lifestyle modifications that will help quicken their recovery. All appointments thereafter are determined by progress and response to treatment.
Shawna takes great care in making sure that her patients are comfortable with the treatment plan. She encourages her patients to take action in their healing process as this is a key component toward faster recovery.
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small.
-Lao TzuA clinic in Middletown, Rhode Island that offers acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.
401-297-1642
