Welcome to our office
Since this may be your first experience with acupuncture, here’s everything you need to feel comfortable and prepared.
Preparing for your visit
Arrive 10 minutes early
Give yourself time to relax before treatment. Bring your completed forms and insurance card.
Eat a good meal
Don’t come on an empty stomach — especially if you have low blood sugar.
Avoid cold & alcohol
For two hours before and after treatment, skip iced drinks, cold food, alcohol and exercise.
Plan your series
Dr. Lin will explain the treatment best suited to you and give you a schedule for follow-up visits.
What you’ll experience
Acupuncture needles
We use the finest needles manufactured — individually packaged, disposable and used only once. Most patients feel no pain on insertion. A tingling or mildly sore sensation, sometimes in another part of the body, is a positive sign the treatment is working.
Electrical stimulation
A very small current is sent through wires attached to the needles. This relatively painless procedure is an extremely effective complement to conventional needle therapy for many conditions.
Neuromuscular re-education
Manipulating and stimulating acupoints along the meridians helps improve balance, coordination, posture and body awareness — and restores normal movement for people with neuromuscular impairments.
Cupping
Glass cups create gentle suction at strategic points to stimulate circulation, open the meridians and support the lymphatic system. Mild marks may remain afterward; they are perfectly normal and fade within a week.
What to expect from your treatments
Many patients feel immediate relief within the first few treatments. Other problems need several sessions before the body responds.
After the first treatment, positive results may not last long because they haven’t yet stabilized. Over a series of treatments the body stabilizes and results last longer. Most chronic conditions need ten to twenty treatments; recent problems may need only a few. Continuing treatment after pain is gone — and periodic check-ups every month or two — helps relief last.
Policies
- By appointment only. Appointments are scheduled on the hour.
- 24-hour notice is requested to reschedule so we can offer your time to another patient.
- Payment is due at the time of treatment. We accept cash, checks, Visa and Mastercard.
- After hours, our answering system will take your message.
New patient forms
Complete these before your first appointment and bring them with you.
First Appointment Information
Our welcome letter and office procedures
Patient Information
Contact and personal details
Patient History
Medical history questionnaire
Pain Evaluation
Pain drawing and assessment
Notice of Privacy Practices
How we protect your health information
Insurance Filing Agreement
Authorization to file on your behalf
Participating provider networks
Dr. Lin is currently a participating provider for the following networks. Please check with your insurer whether your individual plan includes acupuncture coverage. Discounts are available for Medicare patients.
Let us verify your coverage
Fill out the form and someone from our office will contact you within 24–48 hours.
Questions? Call our office at (972) 644-2608.
Ready to feel like yourself again?
Call to schedule your first visit with Dr. Lin. Appointments are scheduled on the hour, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.