The question of how many treatments are needed can be a difficult one to answer exactly as individual experiences are so varied and dependent on numerous factors such as diagnosis, severity and duration of illness, other ongoing treatments, illnesses and lifestyle factors, and your particular treatment goals. With all this going on at the same time individuals responses can vary. If you are attending regularly, you should be making gradual progress, it doesn't happen suddenly later on. We will draw on our experience and the available research to recommend a trial period and evaluation, but we frequently we suggest up to 4 treatments before a review of goals.
At your first treatment we will ask you for your treatment goals and expectations then we begin by agreeing a goal with you drawing on our training, clinical experience and the available evidence base. We will inform you when we think it is or isn't realistic to expect acupuncture to help. Initially, we usually suggest 3-4 weekly treatments then together we can re-evaluate a treatment goal. Many practices encourage twice weekly treatments to begin with. We recognise that this is difficult for many people and we do not generally request this.
While it is unusual for chronic conditions to resolve altogether in one or two treatments, sometimes symptoms are alleviated surprisingly quickly, but there can also sometimes be a temporary aggravation of symptoms, a little more soreness, which should progress to a better response in a day or so. Please let your practitioner know so that 'dose' can be adjusted to suit you.
So if it is necessary to attend regularly, for a number of treatments, how much will it cost? Community Acupuncture makes this more affordable by offering a 'middle way model' of reduced cost in return for a shared space. As a registered member of the Association of Community and Multibed Acupuncture Clinics, Belfast Community Acupuncture has committed to offer high quality acupuncture such as you should receive in any reputable clinic. The guidelines for pricing these clinics (and we are the only registered multibed clinic in Northern Ireland) are roughly from a minimum price of half the going local rate up to a maximum of the local going rate (See Costs). We thrive on being busy, as we are not funded or subsidised. We charge the minimum possible to sustain a small local business. Clients are encouraged to commit to a full course of treatment by choosing Community Acupuncture, availing of our sliding scale rates and attending regularly!
For more information on Community Acupuncture please visit ACMAC
The highly reputable British Acupuncture Council discusses the question of "How many treatments" on its website, which is also an excellent resource for current research: http://www.acupuncture.org.uk/public-content/public-ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-about-acupuncture/ask-an-expert-about-acupuncture-nhs-private-healthcare/how-much-does-acupuncture-cost-and-how-many-treatments.html
A survey of 180 acupuncturists in 2018 established a very interesting consensus on the question of "how many treatments?" for several conditons.
At your first treatment we will ask you for your treatment goals and expectations then we begin by agreeing a goal with you drawing on our training, clinical experience and the available evidence base. We will inform you when we think it is or isn't realistic to expect acupuncture to help. Initially, we usually suggest 3-4 weekly treatments then together we can re-evaluate a treatment goal. Many practices encourage twice weekly treatments to begin with. We recognise that this is difficult for many people and we do not generally request this.
While it is unusual for chronic conditions to resolve altogether in one or two treatments, sometimes symptoms are alleviated surprisingly quickly, but there can also sometimes be a temporary aggravation of symptoms, a little more soreness, which should progress to a better response in a day or so. Please let your practitioner know so that 'dose' can be adjusted to suit you.
So if it is necessary to attend regularly, for a number of treatments, how much will it cost? Community Acupuncture makes this more affordable by offering a 'middle way model' of reduced cost in return for a shared space. As a registered member of the Association of Community and Multibed Acupuncture Clinics, Belfast Community Acupuncture has committed to offer high quality acupuncture such as you should receive in any reputable clinic. The guidelines for pricing these clinics (and we are the only registered multibed clinic in Northern Ireland) are roughly from a minimum price of half the going local rate up to a maximum of the local going rate (See Costs). We thrive on being busy, as we are not funded or subsidised. We charge the minimum possible to sustain a small local business. Clients are encouraged to commit to a full course of treatment by choosing Community Acupuncture, availing of our sliding scale rates and attending regularly!
For more information on Community Acupuncture please visit ACMAC
The highly reputable British Acupuncture Council discusses the question of "How many treatments" on its website, which is also an excellent resource for current research: http://www.acupuncture.org.uk/public-content/public-ask-an-expert/ask-an-expert-about-acupuncture/ask-an-expert-about-acupuncture-nhs-private-healthcare/how-much-does-acupuncture-cost-and-how-many-treatments.html
A survey of 180 acupuncturists in 2018 established a very interesting consensus on the question of "how many treatments?" for several conditons.
Belfast Community Acupuncture: Ormeau Road and Belfast City Centre Emma 07800-906-813 and Mary 07505-371-535