Berkley Acupuncture

Below are necessary forms needed in order to receive acupuncture. For certified Acupuncturists, forms are a necessity to ensure that both parties involved are knowledgeable of the service and are protected. If you like, please print and fill out the forms prior to visitation. Also, check out the insurance carriers listed to see if you may qualify!

This is usually the biggest concern that people have when first getting acupuncture. My answer is mostly NO. What I tell all new patients is; the needles are hair thin and are more like a pin rather than a hollow tip hypodermic which are the type that doctors and nurses use for vaccines and taking blood.

Moxa or Moxabustion has been a long standing modality within Chinese medicine for at least 3000 to 4000 years ago. It is believed that moxabustion was used before acupuncture and herbalism for healing. What is Moxa? It is an herb called Mugwart or Ai Ye in Chinese Pinyon. Mugwart is a species of Chrysanthemum which is indigenous in China and the United States.

There are hundreds of different formulas and over 400 single herbs within the spectrum of Chinese medicine. Most formulas have 4-12 unique herbs that make up the concoction. The first and most powerful method is raw. This is where you take the herb in original form be it a twig, mushroom, root, leaf or flying squirrel's feces!

Gua sha is a traditional Chinese medicine modality where you take an object such as a spoon, animal horn or an object with a smooth edge that you could use to scrape the skin to get relief for pain, colds, flu, lung issues or sore throat. Sounds kind of weird and when I first heard of this in Chinese medicine school I thought it seemed weird too.