What to expect on your first office visit:

For example, your appointment is at 1:30 pm

Please bring your insurance card with you as we will check your Acupuncture benefits, as a complementary service. If you do not have insurance, or Acupuncture benefits through your insurance, we have a number of other options available, including a sliding fee scale for those who qualify. These options will be explained in more detail at your first appointment.

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There is no need to arrive here any earlier than 1:30 pm. This will give you 20 to 30 minutes to fill out your paperwork. You will see the Acupuncturist for your consultation, after you have completed your paperwork, at approximately 2:00pm.

You will have anywhere from 30 to 60 minutes with the Acupuncturist to address what your specific needs are and how Acupuncture can help you. After your consultation, you will be given the opportunity to receive an Acupuncture treatment, which will take approximately an additional ½ hour. After their first appointment, our new clients usually spend at least 10 additional minutes with our office staff. So, to be safe, allow us just over 2 hours of your time for this first visit. After this first visit, for your treatments, you will want to budget about an hour of your time.

Please make sure you have had something to eat before you come in, wear loose clothing that you can push up above your elbows and up above your knees. If you are a caffeine drinker, try not to have any, for at least an hour before your visit as it can make you more sensitive to the needles and it can make it harder to sit still & relax.

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We are open Saturday!
Please call Lisa Shirk, Office Manager in our Hood River office at
541-387-HEAL (4325), or Jacki Foster, Office Manager in
The Dalles office at 541-298-BEST (2378). They look forward to helping you! We are open 9:00am-5:30pm Monday, Wednesday and Friday in Hood River and Tuesday, Thursday and Friday in The Dalles. Saturday we are open 9:00am-3:00pm in Hood River.

Statement of Purpose:

Our purpose is to help as many people as possible to get well naturally. Our clients get relief from symptoms and correction of underlying health concerns, which helps them reach their optimal level of health. We inspire them about Oriental Medicine which has worked for millennia, and motivate them to maintain their health naturally.

For many clients this is a life changing process. We strive to continually improve all aspects of our services to have clients so satisfied with their level of health that they naturally refer friends and family to us. In support of our goal to make our services available to as many people as possible, we offer various treatment and payment options.

Furthermore, Cascade Acupuncture Center provides a refuge for clients, a place of beauty, kindness and compassion, where they can heal and renew themselves in a supportive environment.