Questions people ask first

Most night-shift clients book Tuesday or Thursday morning, before they go home to sleep. Others come in the evening, a few hours before a shift. Tell us your schedule and Hattie will suggest a time.

Most people feel a quick pinch, a dull ache or a heavy, warm feeling, and some feel nothing at the point. The needles are much thinner than the ones used for shots. If anything feels like too much, say so and Hattie will adjust or stop.

Yes. We use sterile needles from sealed packs, open each pack in front of you and use each needle once. Used needles go into a sharps container. Risks are small, and Hattie explains them before the first needle: soreness, light bruising, feeling light-headed and, rarely, bleeding or infection.

Hattie suggests a plan after your first visit, often a few visits close together and then fewer. It is her plan for you, never a promise, and you can change it.

Some plans reimburse acupuncture and others don't. We are out of network and give you a receipt to send to your plan. Read how fees work for the details.

Wear loose clothes with sleeves and legs that roll up, and eat a light meal beforehand.

Tell us when you book. Some points are avoided during pregnancy, and Hattie may suggest you check with your doctor first. She adjusts, or suggests other care.

No. Acupuncture sits beside your care, not in place of it. Tell your prescriber and Hattie about everything you take, and leave changes to a medicine to you and your prescriber.

It does not replace a doctor, a medicine or emergency care, and it promises no result. See a doctor first for sudden, severe pain, chest pain or trouble breathing.

Acupuncture can sit beside care from a doctor or a therapist, never in place of it. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 (the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline), any time. In an emergency, call 911.