ACUPUNCTURE: Your new patient visit consists of a complete health history and review of your present condition. We will discuss your diet, lifestyle, stress, exercise, sleep, etc. A brief physical examination will be conducted, your pulse taken and your tongue will be examined according to the Chinese Medicine diagnostic system. Then we will determine a treatment strategy that best suits your needs. Recommendations on diet, lifestyle, or therapeutic exercises may also be given. In subsequent visits, less time will be needed. Expect a new patient visit to last approximately 1 hour 30 minutes. Subsequent visits will last approximately 1 hour. These times include the 30 minutes that you will lay on the table with the acupuncture needles inserted.