Treatment plan & advice
To achieve the best outcome, it is recommended that you follow the advice below.
- Treatment Frequency
Frequency | What’s happening after treatment | What to expect? | |
Beginning | ACC patient: Twice a week for 2-3 weeks time private patient: once a week | The outcome will last for 1-3days, then the pain/symptom gradually comes back-normal | Less painfulPainful area will be localizedLess frequency of onset for symptomsImprovement with a range of movement |
Then | Once a week | ||
Maintenance | ______ times a week/ Every ______weeks/ Every _____month | ||
Not getting better | 3 sessions later | combine with herbs/herbal supplements or other methods of treatment |
2. Pre-Treatment, Throughout treatment & Post-Treatment
Symptoms | Reason | Prevention/Solutions |
Feels more painful in the local area for 1-2 days | Detox, New blood flows to the discomfort area, working hard to flush away the old congestion | Heat pack |
Dizzy or fainting | Not enough carbohydrates to support energy flows | Have a meal to support your energy flow before you come in for treatment |
Bruising after Cupping or Acupuncture can last between 3-14 days depending on the individual, the majority lasts about 3-5days. | Stimulated the capillaries | Cool pack or cream on the local area for bruising reduction |
Feel tired | The whole body’s blood and energy move around faster and try to heal. | Drink warm water, and have a good rest |
3. Why it’s not getting better?
reasons | Fire/warm pattern | Cold pattern |
1. Getting better then suddenly feeling worse | Avoid eating spicy food/greasy food/too much meat/junk food(Inc too much garlic, ginger, or spicy curry)Drink or food contains caffeine(tea or coffee) | Avoid eating/drinking the food/drink which makes the tummy/body colder or diarrhea. |
2. Weather/Temperature changes | Fire pattern signs, skin rashes | Signs of cold patterns: (1)worse at night time (2)cold/rainy weather |
Work-related/overusing/aggravating factors/repeated injury | Avoid aggravating it. Avoid doing some exercises or movements that make the pain worse. | |
4.mental health(anxiety,stress,depression,grief) | Meditation 2. Deep breath 3. Try your best way to relax 4. Let things flow out of your mind and forget it | |
5. Treatment frequency is not enough to maintain the healing | ||
6. Constitution/Genetic problems | ||
7. Didn’t follow our advice or don’t want to change-We can’t help you |
4. What to do and eat?
Let us know if you have the following symptoms after taking herbs. | What to do | Food to eat is highly recommended-highlighted | |
fire pattern | Constipation, Strong Palpitation, Dry mouth, Mouth ulcers, worth with headache or ringing ears, excessive dreaming | make the bowel movement better | Veggies: celery, spinach, eggplant, cucumber, radish, lettuce Nuts: mung bean soup,1-2times/ day Fruits: coconut water, grape, strawberry, tomato, orange, lemon, banana, watermelon, tangerine, apple, pear, plum Other: honey, sesame oil+banana |
cold pattern | Diarrhea, Extreme Fatigue, Cold limbs, Dizziness | Try your best (clothes/heat pack /electronic blanket/hot foot spa) to keep warm until you sweat. keep warm after you sweat. | Meat/Fish: Mutton, mussel, shrimp, chicken, beef veggie: Squash, pumpkin, yam, ginger, garlic, onion Nuts: Barley, millet, rice, pine, walnut Other: ginger mutton soup, black tea |