Community Style Acupuncture in Kona!

COMMUNITY STYLE ACUPUNCTURE IN KONA

We are excited to announce that we are now offering a budget friendly community style acupuncture along with our normal private acupuncture sessions and other services. Community acupuncture is actually how the vast majority of acupuncture happens in China. A community setting allows for a lower pricing scale and this may help some people get treatments more regularly. In China, if you have an acute condition, an acupuncture physician may recommend treatment two or three times a week, and many chronic conditions would respond much better if treated weekly. However, this can be cost-prohibitive for many people. Dr. April has always envisioned being able to provide acupuncture the way it was meant to be used! We do not have set community days/hours. We work community style patients in between our normal private sessions. Thus, usually there is only one other person (or none) at a time in the community room. We have both reclining chairs and massage tables in our community space.

Please note, Community Acupuncture is a self-pay service only (cash/cards accepted). Dr April is unable to file insurance for community services. Initial appointments are $75, 1 hour treatment. Followups are $50/ 45 min treatment. Complex, two sided treatments are not appropriate for community settings. If you desire/need cupping, e-stim, or tuina with your treatment, there is an expanded community treatment of $75.

Synopsis of Community Fees:

Initial treatment , 1 hour $75 + tax

Follow treatments: 45 min, $50 + tax

Expanded treatments (two sides, or a single side with cupping/tuina/estim) 1 hour, $75

PLEASE CALL/TEXT THE CLINIC TO BOOK A SPOT. DUE TO STAFFING SHORTAGE, WE DO NOT OFFER ONLINE BOOKING FOR THIS SERVICE. PLEASE CALL /TEXT AND WE WILL FIND A SPOT THAT WORKS FOR YOU AND OUR DOCTOR! PLEASE NOTE, CALLS/TEXTS WILL BE RETURNED DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS.

CONDITIONS EASILY TREATED WITH COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE

The following are examples of conditions that are often very easily addressed in community-style acupuncture. This is not a comprehensive list and many more conditions can be treated in a community-style chair treatment.

  • Mental Health/Behavioral Conditions: Anxiety, Depression; Addictions

  • Sleep Disorders: Insomnia

  • Hormonal Issues: Hot Flashes, PMS, Mood swings*

  • Arthritis: Hands, elbows, wrist, shoulders, knees, ankles, feet

  • Upper body Pain Issues: Neck pain, Shoulder pain, Tennis/Golfers Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Knee Pain. Ankle Pain

  • Lower Body Pain: Knee Pain, Ankle Pain, Foot issues such as Achilles tendonitis, Mortons neuroma, Plantar fasciitis*

  • Head Issues: Sinus congestion & frequent infections, Headaches, TMJ, Earache, Dizziness & Vertigo

  • Peripheral Neuropathy

  • Post-Covid Syndrome

  • Sinus/Chest Congestion, Chest tightness, Asthma

  • Acid Reflux & Indigestion, Constipation, Bloating, Hiccups

*Please note that with certain conditions, such as complex back pain issues, female reproductive system issues, and chronic plantar fasciitis, we recommend a comprehensive initial private treatment that can then be often managed with follow-up community care.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PRIVATE SESSION AND COMMUNITY-STYLE ACUPUNCTURE

Because we can treat so many things in a community setting, you might wonder how it’s different than private treatment. In private treatments, patients are on a flat table and may receive treatments on both their back/front or just one side, depending on what’s being addressed. The other major difference is that in private treatment, the doctors are able to do an much more expanded treatment, often with infrared therapy, fire cupping, electro-acupuncture, gua-sha, manual bodywork and kinesiotaping; essentially, whatever is needed to address the issue. Because of this, the private treatments are typically between 75-90 minutes long and are more expensive. At times, electrostimulation and gua sha are used in community acupuncture but not as frequently.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

Our community acupuncture treatments will take place in our expansive community room. Each patient sits in a reclining zero-gravity chair or on the table if the treatment call for this. Appointments are staggered throughout the hour. To maximize treatment time, patients are expected complete their online forms before treatment. Once your appointment is booked, the forms will be emailed to you, simply fill them out on your phone, tablet or computer and hit “submit” at the very end. NOTE- there is a medical intake and a few required forms such as HIPAA- please fill them all out and hit submit at the very end!

Once you show up for your appointment, payment is made ahead of time so that after you are done you can simply leave. You will be assigned a chair and one of our doctors will come and speak with you and place needles. In community acupuncture, acupoints in the ears, lower arms and lower legs are the most commonly used. There are dozens of very strong powerful points in these regions. Once needles are placed, patients can sit back and relax! Depending on the condition being treated, needles may stay in place from 30 minutes to 45 minutes. Most of our patients experience deep relaxation during treatment. The cost is $50 per treatment.