community acupuncture dc area

Community Acupuncture mostly address the financial bottleneck in acupuncture where the cost of office space becomes burden for some patients paying out of pocket. It is a positive part in advancing acupuncture and oriental medicine. It offers acupuncture:

• in a setting where multiple patients receive treatments at the same time and sharing a same space;
• at financially reduced price.

In China, most of the hospitals are very crowded and Community Acupuncture is common settings. Patients share the same room, separated by cubicles or curtains. Doctor first sees patients individually then patient is led to his own treatment table. After thirty minutes or 45 minutes, assistants will remove their needles and the next group of patient will come in. Reason for group setting is to keep noise lower as once acupuncturist puts needles for all group, speaking is not recommended in the sharing space. 

Here, people are more concerned about their privacy. So for some people, sharing space with others doing acupuncture will be a concern or even hindrance for them. Also for anxiety or stress related condition, it is better to have a single room. 

No matter where acupuncture is done, patients must feel comfortable with the treatment space and overall office environment or positive Qi. Certainly most important is the skill, knowledge and result that acupuncturist can provide.