FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Can
you cure my (insert any symptom or disease here)?
How long will I have
to come?
How often will I have
to come?
Will it hurt?
What if I can't stand
needles?
Could
I get AIDS or some other infection from acupuncture needles?
Can
you treat my problem if I have osteoporosis or if I have had
surgery?
How much will it cost?
Will
my health insurance cover your services?
Will you
file my insurance claims for me?
Will Medicare
pay for your services?
What
about personal injury, disability and Workers' Compensation cases?
What
does it mean that Dr. Borgstrand is NCCAOM certified in acupuncture?
What
does it mean that Dr. Borgstrand is a chiropractic orthopedist?
Do you treat allergies?
I've got to quit smoking. Can you help?
What if I have more questions?
Can
you cure my (insert any symptom or disease here)?
No doctor ever cured anything. What we do is
to assist you in removing the interferences to your body's own
natural ability to heal itself. No matter what your condition,
age, or what you have been told by other doctors, we may be able
to help.
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How
long will I have to come?
Every patient and condition is different. We
will treat you for a short time to see how well you respond.
After those visits we can give you a better idea as to how many
visits you will need to get results. Keep in mind that we are
dealing with your body's natural ability to heal. This can take
time.
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How
often will I have to come?
For acute conditions we may see you every day
for a time. For most conditions, however, a three times a week
schedule is best. Less frequent visits can be arranged but it
means it is going to take longer to get results. For patients
coming long distances more than one visit per day can be scheduled.
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Will
it hurt?
Acupuncture and tuina are essentially painless.
There can be a bit of short-lived discomfort with chiropractic
adjustment, gua sha and therapeutic exercise. Chinese herbal
medicines are dispensed only after a thorough evaluation to assure
that there are no side effects.
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What
if I can't stand needles?
Unlike the large, hollow needles used by your
medical doctor, acupuncture needles are solid and as fine as
a hair. Moreover, you don't have to have acupuncture. We offer
many other treatment options. But we have had many patients who
were afraid of needles and had acupuncture with no problems.
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Could
I get AIDS or some other infection from acupuncture needles?
As part of his NCCAOM certification Dr. Borgstrand
has had extensive training in sterile needle technique. Our needles
come in sterile sealed packages so the needles are sterile going
in. After a single use we dispose of them in regulation biohazard
containers that are shipped to a government approved disposal
site. In this way you never get anyone else’s needles and no
one will ever get yours.
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Can
you treat my problem if I have osteoporosis or if I have had
surgery?
As a board-certified chiropractic orthopedist,
Dr. Borgstrand has had advanced training is managing osteoporosis
and failed joint surgery syndromes. Often gentle techniques
such as tuina, gua sha and craniosacral therapy are used instead
of chiropractic adjustment.
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How
much will it cost?
 Every
patient is different. We offer a free consultation to determine
your individual needs. Call for an appointment. We accept all
major credit cards.
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Will
my health insurance cover your services?
Most insurances will reimburse you for our
services including acupuncture. However each contract is different.
Check with your insurance administrator. Make clear to them that
Dr. Borgstrand is a Wyoming licensed chiropractor authorized
by state law to practice acupuncture and NCCAOM certified in
acupuncture. There is no licensing of acupuncturists in Wyoming.
Only a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or chiropractic can legally
practice acupuncture in Wyoming.
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Will
you file my insurance claims for me?
In order to keep fees down we do not file
insurance for you. At each visit we give you a receipt that includes
all the information you need to file your own claims with your
insurance company. Your insurance company will reimburse you
directly.
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Will
Medicare pay for your services?
We use only gentle techniques such as acupuncture
and tuina on our older patients. Medicare and Medicare supplemental
insurance do not pay for these services.
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What about personal injury, disability, and Workers' Compensation cases?
We have found that these types of cases require
tremendous amounts of paperwork and time away from patient care.
For this reason we do not accept personal injury, disability,
or Workers' Compensation cases.
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What
does it mean that Dr. Borgstrand is NCCAOM certified in acupuncture?
NCCAOM means "National Certification Commission
for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine." This is the organization
that administers the acupuncture national board tests. Passing
these tests is the basic standard of competence for acupuncturists
in the United States. Qualifications for taking the tests and
a searchable directory of nationally certified acupuncturists
are on the Commission's website at www.nccaom.org.
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What
does it mean that Dr. Borgstrand is a chiropractic orthopedist?
It means that Dr. Borgstrand completed a 325-hour
post-doctoral course in the diagnosis and non-surgical, non-drug
treatment of conditions of the bones, joints, muscles and nerves
and passed a 3-day written and practical examination administered
by the American Board of Chiropractic Orthopedists (ABCO), an
affiliate of the American Chiropractic Association. Dr. Borgstrand
is one of only 400 doctors of chiropractic in the U.S. to earn
this distinction.
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Do
you treat allergies?
 Yes.
Dr. Borgstrand is certified in N.A.E.T. NAET stands for Nambudripad's
Allergy Elimination Techniques. NAET is an elegant application
of chiropractic, acupuncture, and applied kinesiological diagnostic
and treatment methods that not only relieves allergy symptoms,
but eliminates allergies altogether. For further information
go to Dr. Nambudripad's website at www.naet.com.
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I've
got to quit smoking. Can you help?
Yes. Dr. Borgstrand has helped hundreds of
people quit smoking or chewing with highly effective acupuncture
methods. Call for more information.
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What
if I have more questions?
Make an appointment for a free, no obligation
consultation with Dr. Borgstrand either at our clinic or on the
phone. You may also email us for a speedy reply.
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