FAQ

1. Will this treatment help my condition?

2. How many treatments will I need?

3. How long will each therapy session last?

4. What should I expect and do on my first visit?

5. What types of insurance will pay for Unified Body Therapy?

6. Are there other ways to help cover investment cost?

7. How do I submit insurance?

8. What kind of payments are accepted?

9. What kind of needles are used in an acupuncture treatment?

10. Do the needles hurt?

11. How does acupuncture work?

12. My doctor said I have an injury or post surgical trauma that could be susceptible to infection. Can I still have acupuncture?

Q: Will this treatment help my condition?

A: Our commitment to you is to determine its probability by the first treatment session. Everyone is different even with the same condition. The assessment protocol of Cooper’s Unified Body Therapy will determine if your condition fits in the realm of expertise offered. During Assessment, your body must show a notable response indicating the possible value of treatment. What is presented as treatment must make sense to you. To best expedite your care, especially in chronic concerns, it may be necessary to experience a chiropractor, physical therapist, a nutritionist, a homeopath or some other additional therapy. The intention is to accelerate your recovery through a refinement of treatment choices not simply add to them.

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Q: How many treatments will I need?

A: It depends on how severe and chronic the issue is. Please note: It is possible that serious pain can require reasonable short term therapy. Because: ‘The intensity of pain is not always indicative to the seriousness of the cause.’

Once a week is usually sufficient. There are numerous causes of serious pain that can respond in one or two treatments. Chronic issues extended complications, serious accidents and adjunct treatment for illness may require a series of 4 to 12 weeks. Initially, several times a week may be appropriate in some acute cases or when acceleration of relief is a possibility. If not before, by the third treatment some identifiable results should be realized.

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Q: How long will each therapy session last?

A: A standard therapy session will last approximately 50 minutes. There are other lengths of time and concentration of treatment available as needs arise.

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Q:What should I expect and do on my first visit?

A: Your first visit will probably last a little over one hour to accommodate time for introductions, intake paperwork, and initial examination requirements. As much as possible wear loose comfortable clothing. You will be covered appropriately at all times. We will take time to determine your needs and design a comprehensive treatment plan with your doctor’s diagnosis and prescription as our guide. Copies of important medical records are appreciated. You should receive skills and strategies that you need to do at home.

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Q: What types of insurance will pay for Unified Body Therapy?

A: Insurance that cover accidents, such as auto insurance, workers compensation insurance and liability insurance (i.e. home owners insurance and business liability). There are insurance carriers that may accept acupuncture for treatment other than an accident claim. It is the responsibility between your insurance company and the subscriber to determine if services are covered.

To keep our cost to you at a minimum we request you pay for services rendered and then submit paper work provided by us.

Medicare, Medicaid standard health and disability insurance does not accept acupuncture or injury base massage.

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Q: Are there other ways to help cover investment cost?

A: Yes, You may also submit payment to a Flexible Spending Account.

For all who are eligible, it presents a cost effective financial strategy to employ.

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Q: How do I submit insurance?

A: You must have a prescription from a medical doctor, chiropractor, or another health professional who can legally write a prescription.

Forward the following insurance information:

Prescription * Insurance company’s name * Policy holder information * group number * claim number

We will give you all the billings and reports you should need to submit to your insurance carrier.

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Q: What kind of payments are accepted?

A: We take cash or check.

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Q: What kind of needles are used in an acupuncture treatment?

A: The needles are government regulated, sterilized for safety, used once and discarded. They are very thin. They do not equate with the standard needles at the doctors office.

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Q: Do the needles hurt?

A: In general no. Sometimes a needle can have a small quick bite like effect or a dull temporary ache. As the effects of the needles emerge often a pleasant relaxing feeling is realized.

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Q: How does acupuncture work?

A: That is a large question. Simple stated there has been much research over the last few decades in pursuit of a Western scientific answer. The National Institute of Health reports: “studies have demonstrated that acupuncture can cause multiple biological responses, mediated mainly by sensory neurons, to many structures within the central nervous system.”¹

There are numerous theories that research qualifies. The Neurotransmitter Theory, The Autonomic Nervous System Theory, The Gate Control, Vascular-Interstitial and Blood Chemistry Theory which aid in the reduction of pain, help strengthen the immune system, facilitates healing of injured tissue, and regulates the body towards homeostasis.

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Q: My doctor said I have an injury or post surgical trauma that could be susceptible to infection. Can I still have acupuncture?

A: Yes, the needles are not direct at any site of injury where such an issue exist. The most powerful response often comes from acupuncture points distal to the pain site or on the opposite side of the body.

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^{1. The National Institute of Health Consensus Conference on Acupuncture, Office of Alternative Medicine and Office of Medical Application of Research. November 1997.↵}