The benefits of acupuncture are helpful as a means to control a variety of painful conditions. Acupuncture has few side effects, so it may be worth a try if you're having trouble controlling pain with more-conventional methods.

Not only does it assist in flushing out toxins from the body, but it also promotes relaxation, reduces stress, and restores balance to mind and body. Depending on your health concerns, your practitioner can work with you to determine the number of sessions that will help you achieve your goals.

How often should you have acupuncture treatment?

How often you get acupuncture treatment depends upon what is being treated and your budget. Having acupuncture once a month will not be enough to help with your health problems.

Sometimes your first acupuncture treatment will be more painful than your following treatments. This could be because certain energy points on your body are being activated for the first time. Your symptoms may worsen slightly before they get better. “Pain isn't a negative thing, but you don't want it to last

We offer online direct billing for the following insurers:

• Great West Life

• Manulife

• Johnston Group

• Johnson Ins

• Chamber of Commerce

• Industrial Alliance

• Financial Group

• Maximum Benefits

• Pacific Blue Cross

• Medavie Blue Cross (Veterans Affairs, Canadian Armed Forces and RCMP)

• SSQ Financial

• Greenshield Canada

• Equitable Life

• Cowan Insurance

ICBC

MSP

What you need to bring ?

1. Your extended benefits card with policy number and member ID

2. Doctor’s referral, if required by your policy

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We are only able to bill to your primary coverage insurance. If you have one plan for your family, we can bill directly. If you have two plans (both parents have coverage), we can only bill to your primary plan. For parents, this would be their own workplace plan. For children, this is generally the plan of the parent with the earlier birthday in the calendar year (regardless of the year of birth).

You can learn the details of your coverage by contacting your extended health carrier or from your plan administrator. Please be advised that some plans have restrictions that do not allow for online direct billing. To check if you are eligible for this service please contact your extended health carrier.

We can still bill your carrier! If your visit is partially covered we will bill the covered amount to the carrier and ask that you pay the balance of your visit at the end of each treatment.

We do not require a doctor’s referral however some plans do require one. Please check with your extended health carrier to learn your plan requirements.