Guest guest Posted January 20, 2007 Report Share Posted January 20, 2007 I teach practice management at PIHMA so this is a topic dear to my heart. It seems that many of us acupuncturists drop the ball when it comes to the business side of our practice. I wish all of us could be successful making a good living doing what we love. Christopher Vedeler L.Ac., C.Ht. Thank you very much, Chris, and to all those who responded to this subject line. There is so much positive energy in your post... I mainly lurk and am hoping to start at Jung Tao in North Carolina in August. Trish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 andrea, do you have many pts complain of being cold? lynn [] wrote: Turiya, I use neither sheets nor gowns. I use table paper, and have my female clients wear their bras, and I will ask for permission to open them if I need to. I cover my patients with a towel if working in the groin or buttocks regions. Turiya Hill <turiya wrote: For anyone listening to this thread....do you folks use sheets and gowns.?....my monthly launrdry bill is close to $150-$200 for sheets and gowns...since i am a male practitioner with many female patients and I tend to treat Back Shu points quite regulalrly....it's a big expense but i don't see paper sheeting or gowns as an alternative, either ecologically or comfort wise....my office is cleaned, weekly, for $50-, much better than I could do .....I see 35-45 people a week at a sliding scale of $48-$60... Turiya Hill, L.Ac. Nevada City, Ca.----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 I find patients' body temperature drops during a treatment so I keep the room warm and always have them wear a gown. I have an infrared lamp which I can direct towards whatever part of their body is the coldest. The thing that works the best - which I resisted using for the longest time - is a mylar sheet. I hate it because it's noisy as I put it on and adjust it, but patients love it. The mylar reflects 80% of their body heat back to them and it really does the job. Peace, Liz Casey - J. Lynn Detamore Chinese Medicine Sunday, January 21, 2007 8:12 AM Re: Keeping Overhead Low andrea, do you have many pts complain of being cold? lynn [] wrote: Turiya, I use neither sheets nor gowns. I use table paper, and have my female clients wear their bras, and I will ask for permission to open them if I need to. I cover my patients with a towel if working in the groin or buttocks regions. Turiya Hill <turiya wrote: For anyone listening to this thread....do you folks use sheets and gowns.?....my monthly launrdry bill is close to $150-$200 for sheets and gowns...since i am a male practitioner with many female patients and I tend to treat Back Shu points quite regulalrly....it's a big expense but i don't see paper sheeting or gowns as an alternative, either ecologically or comfort wise....my office is cleaned, weekly, for $50-, much better than I could do .....I see 35-45 people a week at a sliding scale of $48-$60... Turiya Hill, L.Ac. Nevada City, Ca.----- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hi Lynn, This is a good question. Particularly because I work in an old, concrete building that has poor heat and is poorly insulated. Since I have fibromyalgia, and am usually far colder in general than many of my patients, I have a space heater in my office that turns on an hour before I get there, so the room is quite toasty. I do pile blankets around the needles if that's not enough, and usually I need to do this only around the feet. In the past, I have seen plenty of practitioners myself who used gowns or no covering at all, and I was always cold in their treatment rooms, so patients being cold is a big no-no for me. Sometimes they get cold in the summer when the building's air conditioner is on, and I will actually open the windows, even when it's 116 degrees outside. " J. Lynn Detamore " <lynndetamore wrote: Andrea Beth, do you have many pts complain of being cold? lynn Recent Activity 13 New Members 2 New Files Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Liz, Thank you for mentining the mylar sheets, also called " space blankets " . I haven't yet used them, but have been thinking about it. My own practitioner uses them, and I can't help but feel like a giant baked potato inside it, but they do really keep in the body heat. By the way, where on Long Island are you? I grew up in Baldwin, and left in 1974. Liz <lizzzrd wrote: mylar sheets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hi Andrea, I'm out in Suffolk County on the south shore. My office is in Sayville. Sometimes I think half the country came from Long Island I'm hoping to head up to the Catskills one of these days. Peace, Liz - Chinese Medicine Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:48 AM Re: Keeping Overhead Low Liz, Thank you for mentining the mylar sheets, also called " space blankets " . I haven't yet used them, but have been thinking about it. My own practitioner uses them, and I can't help but feel like a giant baked potato inside it, but they do really keep in the body heat. By the way, where on Long Island are you? I grew up in Baldwin, and left in 1974. Liz <lizzzrd wrote: mylar sheets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 21, 2007 Report Share Posted January 21, 2007 Hi friends and colleagues! I keep my heating bill down by using heat lamps over the foot area of my treatment tables.I have bought some basic floor lamp,with a bell shaped lamp shade- changed the inner housing to porcelaine fittings and I am using 250W heating lamps. It works very nicely..for many years........ casting a warm glow and patients love to have warm feet. I bought organic twin sheets - cut them in half re-hemmed them; and patients get a top half and a bottom half so I can access their abdomen I hope this helps best wishes Verena www.giftofhealth.com - Chinese Medicine Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:44 AM Re: Keeping Overhead Low Hi Lynn, This is a good question. Particularly because I work in an old, concrete building that has poor heat and is poorly insulated. Since I have fibromyalgia, and am usually far colder in general than many of my patients, I have a space heater in my office that turns on an hour before I get there, so the room is quite toasty. I do pile blankets around the needles if that's not enough, and usually I need to do this only around the feet. In the past, I have seen plenty of practitioners myself who used gowns or no covering at all, and I was always cold in their treatment rooms, so patients being cold is a big no-no for me. Sometimes they get cold in the summer when the building's air conditioner is on, and I will actually open the windows, even when it's 116 degrees outside. " J. Lynn Detamore " <lynndetamore wrote: Andrea Beth, do you have many pts complain of being cold? lynn Recent Activity 13 New Members 2 New Files Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2007 Report Share Posted January 23, 2007 I once observed with a practitioner while in school who would place a Mylar (sp?) blanket over patients once the needles were in. They weigh less than 2 ounces. I haven't incorporated it in my clinic because I keep my rooms around 85 degrees in winter, and I didn't care for the crinkling sound of the Mylar, but it seemed to work well for her. And there's no waste of energy at all because the Mylar just reflects the patient's body heat back to them. _____ Chinese Medicine Chinese Medicine On Behalf Of Andrea Beth Damsky Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:44 AM Chinese Medicine Re: Keeping Overhead Low Hi Lynn, This is a good question. Particularly because I work in an old, concrete building that has poor heat and is poorly insulated. Since I have fibromyalgia, and am usually far colder in general than many of my patients, I have a space heater in my office that turns on an hour before I get there, so the room is quite toasty. I do pile blankets around the needles if that's not enough, and usually I need to do this only around the feet. In the past, I have seen plenty of practitioners myself who used gowns or no covering at all, and I was always cold in their treatment rooms, so patients being cold is a big no-no for me. Sometimes they get cold in the summer when the building's air conditioner is on, and I will actually open the windows, even when it's 116 degrees outside. " J. Lynn Detamore " <lynndetamore@ <lynndetamore%40> > wrote: Andrea Beth, do you have many pts complain of being cold? lynn Recent Activity 13 New Members 2 New Files Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Andrea, I have fms also. I may have mentioned this elsewhere, but I like my Ikea blankets. Inexpensive and rather warm. Right now Walgreens has some fleece blankies that match my table rather well, too. Hm, I just might have to shopping today. Lynn In fact, that's an important reason I live alone. Gotta have control of the thermostat myself! < Chinese Medicine Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:44:29 AM Re: Keeping Overhead Low Hi Lynn, This is a good question. Particularly because I work in an old, concrete building that has poor heat and is poorly insulated. Since I have fibromyalgia, and am usually far colder in general than many of my patients, I have a space heater in my office that turns on an hour before I get there, so the room is quite toasty. I do pile blankets around the needles if that's not enough, and usually I need to do this only around the feet. In the past, I have seen plenty of practitioners myself who used gowns or no covering at all, and I was always cold in their treatment rooms, so patients being cold is a big no-no for me. Sometimes they get cold in the summer when the building's air conditioner is on, and I will actually open the windows, even when it's 116 degrees outside. " J. Lynn Detamore " <lynndetamore@ > wrote: Andrea Beth, do you have many pts complain of being cold? lynn Recent Activity 13 New Members 2 New Files Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 30, 2007 Report Share Posted January 30, 2007 Andrea, I forgot to ask - do you use an appliance timer to turn the space heater on before you get to the office? Lynn < Chinese Medicine Sunday, January 21, 2007 7:44:29 AM Re: Keeping Overhead Low Hi Lynn, This is a good question. Particularly because I work in an old, concrete building that has poor heat and is poorly insulated. Since I have fibromyalgia, and am usually far colder in general than many of my patients, I have a space heater in my office that turns on an hour before I get there, so the room is quite toasty. I do pile blankets around the needles if that's not enough, and usually I need to do this only around the feet. In the past, I have seen plenty of practitioners myself who used gowns or no covering at all, and I was always cold in their treatment rooms, so patients being cold is a big no-no for me. Sometimes they get cold in the summer when the building's air conditioner is on, and I will actually open the windows, even when it's 116 degrees outside. " J. Lynn Detamore " <lynndetamore@ > wrote: Andrea Beth, do you have many pts complain of being cold? lynn Recent Activity 13 New Members 2 New Files Visit Your Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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