styles of practice

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Hi,

 

I'd like to hear some details about how you all run your practices.

For instance, I've seen some acupuncturists practice from the point

of view that continuing to get acupuncture treatments on an ongoing

basis is good for you, while I've seen others just treat the main

complaint and then send people on their merry way hoping they'll come

back if they need to. As a new practitioner I'm not quite sure how I

want to approach this. I tend to think that if a client doesn't feel

roped into ongoing treatments they will feel more comfortable coming

back when they need to. My sense is that some people truly benefit

from ongoing treatments (especially if they have a chronic disease,

for instance) whereas others might be better off not manipulating

their qi all the time alone unless they have a problem they need to

address.

 

Naturally I need to make a living, but given that I do my best to be

an integrity-based person, I wouldn't want to be talking people into

unnecessary treatments. Also, I certainly wouldn't want to see our

profession get the same reputation as chiropractors have gotten. Any

thoughts on this?

 

I'm also curious how often you all use herbs as opposed to only using

acupuncture, but maybe I'm biting off more than you can chew.

 

Laura