Welcome to Eastlake Acupuncture. If this is your first experience with acupuncture, we are so glad you chose us!  We will let you know the process from beginning to end and answer all questions. By the second and third visits you will wonder why you didn’t try acupuncture sooner. 

Below is information you will find helpful in preparing for your initial acupuncture visit. Please read this page thoroughly and/or print for your records. ​At Eastlake Acupuncture, we promote communication between patient and practitioner. If you have questions or concerns, we are always available to answer them. 

New Patient Intake Form

Please download and print the New Patient Intake for Acupuncture form. Be sure to bring the completed form to your first session.

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What to Know Before your First Acupuncture Appointment

• Wear loose clothing.
• Eat a healthy meal. Do not come hungry or full; but if you are hungry we will provide a snack.
• Try not to consume caffeine products prior to your treatments because this will inhibit the relaxation process.
• Print out the New Patient Intake Form (click here) at home and spend the time there to fill them out before coming into the office. Fill out the form as thoroughly as possible because this will help in the diagnostic process.
• Have an accurate list of ALL medications and supplements you are currently taking.
• We are not contracted with and do not bill any forms of health insurance.
• Please be prepared to pay out of pocket for services at the time of your appointment.
• We DO accept all HSA and FSA debit cards.

What to Expect at Your First Acupuncture Appointment

• The first visit is approximately 1 hour.
• Come to your appointment 20-30 minutes early, with completed New Patient Intake From in hand.
• Our office is easy to find in the Eastlake Village Walk Medical Arts Center, third floor (building is near Henry’s/Sprouts and Trader Joe’s Chula Vista), 890 Eastlake Parkway #305, Chula Vista 91914. There are large elevators with wheelchair access to all parts of the building. Take the elevator to the third floor, suite 305.
• Please note: this office follows a strict cancellation policy found in the New Patient Intake Form. 
• Please read the cancellation policy thoroughly before scheduling your first appointment. 
• Your Practitioner will greet you at the front desk and waiting room. At your appointment start time you will be taken back to a very comfortable and relaxing treatment room. The first 5-10 minutes include a brief health history regarding your chief complaint.  Your goals of your treatment and prognosis will be discussed, as well as how you can expect to feel during your acupuncture treatment.  
• The practitioner will step out of the room so that you can get comfortable on the treatment table. The practitioner will ask you to roll your sleeves up and pant legs up. If you are coming in with shoulder pain, back pain or abdominal pain, you will be asked to remove your shirt and lay face down on a massage table so that the practitioner can easily access these areas. All treatments are done within your comfort level.
• The practitioner will re-enter the room and begin placement of 15 to 30 sterile needles at specific acupuncture points to address your pain or disorders. Patients generally say the feeling of the needles are a tap, short poke then maybe a warm sensation. If anything is too uncomfortable, the practitioner will readjust the patient for maximum comfort. However, please be aware that in coming to an acupuncturist, the ‘tools of the trade’ are needles. Therefore, if you believe you may have a phobia of needles, a gentler modality such as massage, may be a better choice for you.
• You will then rest in the soothing private room for 20 to 40 minutes depending on the problems being treated. Patients in almost all cases become very relaxed and sometimes fall asleep.
• After the appropriate amount of time has lapsed, the practitioner will re-enter the room, and remove the needles. At this point, patients generally feel content and relaxed. 
• The practitioner will exit the room again, allow you to dress and drink some water to become refreshed. You may then leave the room to be checked out at the front desk.
• When you are checking out, payment is due in full at that time.
• You will be asked to make at least 3 more follow up appointments at the time of checking out. Acupuncture and Chinese medicine is a process and generally takes at least 6 to 8 treatments before significant long lasting results may be seen. For acute conditions, 4 to 6 bi-weekly treatments can be expected to reduce symptoms. For chronic conditions 6 or more weekly or bi-weekly treatments will be needed, depending on how long you have suffered with the condition. ​​

Policy on Cancellations, No Shows and Late Arrivals

As an individual healthcare provider, it is the office policy of Nadia Ayadi MS LAc and Eastlake Acupuncture Inc to require 24 hours notice for the cancellation of any appointment. If you cancel with less than 24 hours notice or fail to attend a scheduled appointment, you will owe a fee of $50 before you can schedule a future appointment. 

If you are more than 5 to 10 minutes late, your appointment will be cancelled upon your late arrival because a full acupuncture treatment will not be possible. Tardiness would also affect other patient treatments. A tardy appointment fee of $50 will apply.  As an individual healthcare provider,  Nadia cannot accommodate late arrivals.

Please understand that by scheduling an appointment at this office you are committing to arriving on that day at that time.  At the second tardy appointment, running late or less than 24 hour notice cancellation, you will be immediately dismissed from this practice due to non-compliance.

​There will be no exceptions to this policy.