New Patient FAQ
Q: Do I need to bring anything to first visit to the Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic?
A: Yes. Please complete our new patient paperwork and bring it to your first appointment.
Q: What should I do when I arrive at the Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic?
A: Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment and give your completed new patient paperwork to the receptionist. Once your paperwork has been processed, it will be given to your student intern. Please notify the receptionist if your student intern has not come to get you within five minutes of your appointment time.
Q: Where is the Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic located?
A: Our address is 10541 SE Cherry Blossom Drive. We are located at the corner of 106th and Cherry Blossom, just a few blocks east of Mall 205. Click here for a map.
Q: How long will my first appointment last?
A: Appointments last 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Q: I have never been treated with acupuncture and Oriental medicine before. What can I expect?
A: An Oriental medical diagnosis incorporates techniques that may be unfamiliar. Careful visual inspection of the tongue and detailed reading of the wrist pulses are just two examples of highly developed, diagnostic arts used in traditional Oriental medicine. The types of questions asked by the Oriental medical practitioner may also be unfamiliar to you. Please be assured that each question is asked and each diagnostic step is performed to help determine the best therapeutic approach for your health needs.
Q: Will my medical records be kept confidential?
A: Yes. Our students and staff adhere to the strictest confidentiality requirements.
Visit our About Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine page for a more detailed history of the medicine.
If you are pregnant, you must obtain a primary care provider in order to begin or continue treatment.
A: Yes. Please complete our new patient paperwork and bring it to your first appointment.
Q: What should I do when I arrive at the Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic?
A: Please arrive 15 minutes before your appointment and give your completed new patient paperwork to the receptionist. Once your paperwork has been processed, it will be given to your student intern. Please notify the receptionist if your student intern has not come to get you within five minutes of your appointment time.
Q: Where is the Acupuncture & Herbal Clinic located?
A: Our address is 10541 SE Cherry Blossom Drive. We are located at the corner of 106th and Cherry Blossom, just a few blocks east of Mall 205. Click here for a map.
Q: How long will my first appointment last?
A: Appointments last 1 hour and 15 minutes.
Q: I have never been treated with acupuncture and Oriental medicine before. What can I expect?
A: An Oriental medical diagnosis incorporates techniques that may be unfamiliar. Careful visual inspection of the tongue and detailed reading of the wrist pulses are just two examples of highly developed, diagnostic arts used in traditional Oriental medicine. The types of questions asked by the Oriental medical practitioner may also be unfamiliar to you. Please be assured that each question is asked and each diagnostic step is performed to help determine the best therapeutic approach for your health needs.
Q: Will my medical records be kept confidential?
A: Yes. Our students and staff adhere to the strictest confidentiality requirements.
Visit our About Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine page for a more detailed history of the medicine.
If you are pregnant, you must obtain a primary care provider in order to begin or continue treatment.