It may seem surprising when we ask about your digestive health, menstrual cycle, or sleep quality while treating you for eczema. In Chinese Medicine, we treat the whole person, not just the condition. There is a saying: “One disease, many treatments. Many diseases, one treatment.” This holistic approach means we ask detailed questions about your overall health history and various bodily systems to create a highly precise and personalized diagnosis and treatment plan.

Your care providers will outline a treatment plan, including the recommended frequency of visits, to help you track results and set expectations. Generally, acute conditions respond to treatment more quickly, while chronic conditions may take more time and care to address. Patients who benefit from acupuncture or herbal medicine should expect to feel a difference within 4-6 treatments, though many experience immediate benefits. Like going to the gym, regular acupuncture sessions or consistent use of herbal medicine yield better results.

Typically, the recommended treatment plan involves weekly acupuncture sessions for 4-8 weeks or until a chronic condition is well managed, after which treatments are spaced further apart to maintain results.

With herbal medicine, patients usually receive a prescription for 1-2 weeks and are advised to check back with their practitioners for re-evaluation and adjustment of their custom-blended formula. Some formulas are intended for short-term, acute use and require more frequent monitoring, while others are designed for long-term use and may be prescribed for a month or more at a time.

When your prescription is ready for pickup, our Front Desk team will contact you via the phone number or email registered in our EHR system. Generally, we fulfill prescriptions within 24 hours of receiving them. However, please wait for confirmation from the front desk before arriving at DULA OMC.