Guest guest Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 In a message dated 5/3/06 7:38:18 AM, Chinese Medicine writes: > > As a 2nd year acupuncture student, I'm noticing in our student clinic > that several patients seem to be 'dependent' on their therapy sessions, > and find it hard to move on and terminate their contracts. I imagine > this is a common problem in most practices (of course, it must be nice > to have regular patients, but the goal presumably is usually to > discharge people at some stage). Does anyone know of any papers or > studies on this subject available on the net (even if they're not > specific to TCM)? I'd also be interested to hear how people try to deal > with this as practitioners. > > Regards, > My understanding of the work we do is to maintain the patient's physical, emotional and spiritual health and to keep them functioning at the highest level possible for their bodies. Once their " condition " is resolved or under " control " , They are happy to be put on maintenance schedules of treatments once every 4 to 8 weeks. This helps them to maintain their health and allows for my continued over sight. It works very well for everyone. I might add I work in an urban enviornment where my patient's are continually assaulted with an abundance of stress and polution - which does enhance their need for continued support. Robbee Fian L.Ac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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