Your First Traditional Chinese Medicine Visit

Your first treatment will begin with an extensive interview covering most aspects of your health and habits. The practitioner will then look at your tongue and feel your pulse. All the information will be assessed to create a total picture of your state of health. If we feel that Chinese medicine would be effective for you, a plan for your treatment will then be created. An acupuncture treatment will be given and an herbal formula will be created especially for you. Your first treatment will take about 90 minutes, with subsequent treatments lasting 45-60 minutes.

Acupuncture uses hair-thin needles and is usually painless. All needles used are sterile and disposable. Most people find acupuncture very relaxing; in fact, many patients fall asleep on the table.

To prepare for an acupuncture treatment:

• Wear comfortable clothing
• Do not eat a big meal just prior
• But do not be hungry
• An initial treatment will last from 1 to 1-1/2 hours
• Following treatments take 1 hour

Your First Naturopathic Visit

A complete medical history and physical exam will be performed at your first hour and a half visit. Any relevant labs will be reviewed and subsequent testing may be ordered. After discussing the issues facing the individual, a treatment plan will be developed and discussed with the patient. Often, nutritional and lifestyle modifications will be offered and any additional therapies reviewed with the patient.

Reproductive health is a complex interplay of several different systems in the body. In order to address your fertility issues, it is important to address any underlying imbalances in the body, including in the digestive and endocrine systems. Underlying sources of inflammation, such as food allergies or recurrent seasonal allergies will be explored. Detoxification may be appropriate for certain individuals based on their history and symptom picture. Physical medicine modalities such as Mayan Abdominal Massage, Acupuncture, and Constitutional Hydrotherapy can be important adjunctive therapies in a holistic treatment approach.

Your First Mind/Body Therapy Visit

Prior to your first visit, please fill out the intake forms found in this section. During your first visit you will go over any presenting problems, your history and your goals for therapy. You will have the opportunity to go over any concerns regarding the counseling experience. You will leave with homework to work on before your next session. Sessions are 50 minutes, however, sometimes 80 minute sessions may be required.

Your First Mayan Abdominal Massage Visit

This is what you can expect with your first visit with the Mayan Abdominal Massage practitioner:

• Comprehensive review of your personal health history and current health care needs.
• Abdominal massage focused on aligning reproductive and abdominal organs
• Evaluation and application of structural alignment of spine with attention to the sacrum, lumbar and thoracic spine.
• Instruction in Self Care Home techniques to enhance your professional treatment session
• Recommendation of complementary modalities:
  Herbal remedies
  Castor oil packs
  Faja (organ support wrap)
  Bajos (traditional vaginal steam bath of the Mayas - pronounced ba-hos)
  Nutritional and or lifestyle education and adaptations.