What is community style acupuncture?
It’s almost the same as a normal acupuncture session, except the patients are seated in comfortable chairs or recliners inside a shared room and treated at a reduced rate. The acupuncturist gathers information such as your chief complaint and general health, examines your pulse and tongue to properly diagnose your underlying pattern of disharmony, and would select points to needle. These are mostly distal points on the arms and legs, as well as auricular (ear) points. It’s best for the patient to wear loose fitting clothing that allows for access to the elbows and knees.
Acupressure is a Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) modality that moves blocked energy, or “Qi”, by manually applying pressure on acupressure points. These are the same points used by acupuncturists when they needle, and can treat many different types of conditions such as headaches, motion sickness, nausea, muscle pain, stress/anxiety, insomnia, etc. 
