Acupuncture in Norwood, Ohio
A quiet room, a lift chair and air without scent. One acupuncturist, who plans each visit around your treatment days and keeps your oncology team in the picture.
How a visit works
Nothing here replaces what your oncology team has planned. It fits in around it.
Tell us your infusion, radiation and surgery dates. We place each visit between them and move it when your week changes.
Fewer, finer needles and shorter sessions. On a day when needles are not right, we use ear seeds or acupressure instead.
With your written OK, we send a short note to your oncology team after the first visit, so everyone knows what you are doing.
A letter before your first visit
Dear new patient,
If you are reading this, you are probably in the middle of something hard, or just out the other side of it. Acupuncture at Finch sits alongside your oncology care. We do not change your treatment, your medicines or your appointments, and we will ask you about all three.
You set the pace. You can stay in your clothes, keep your blanket and ask us to stop at any point. If your week is rough, call and we will move your visit.
I look forward to meeting you.
Eulalia Ponce
Licensed Acupuncturist
Your acupuncturist
Licensed acupuncturist and owner
Eulalia is a licensed acupuncturist who works with people during and after cancer care. She trained in acupuncture, then took further training in working alongside oncology teams. Finch is a one-person practice, so the person who answers the phone is the person who sees you.
Access
A power-lift treatment chair
Tilts back and raises you to stand without help
A table at a height you choose
Lowered for an easy transfer
Blankets and a warm towel
Ready before you arrive
A scent-free room
No perfume, oils or scented products, ours or the room's
No smoke
No moxa and no incense, ever
A window that opens
Tell us if you want it open or shut
A step-free entrance
From the parking lot to the suite
Parking at the door
A few paces from the entrance
A restroom beside the room
Wide door, grab bars
Precautions
Six things we always ask, and what we do about each.
Chemotherapy, radiation, immunotherapy or surgery: we plan around them.
If they are low, we wait, adjust or use needle-free care.
No needles in an arm or leg on that side, or where there is swelling.
Needles stay well clear of anything implanted or attached.
Tell us what you take, so we choose needles and places with care.
Call your oncology team first, then us. We would rather move the visit.
Acupuncture here does not replace your oncology care. We do not change your treatment, adjust your medicines or tell you what to decide with your team. Some people notice a difference in how they feel; some do not.
Call your oncology team the same day for a fever, new bleeding, sudden swelling in an arm or a leg, or shortness of breath. For chest pain, trouble breathing or sudden weakness, call 911.
Tell us where you are in your care and when you are free. We reply on the next working day with a time that fits around your treatment.
Yes. We ask your permission to send them a short note, and we encourage you to tell them you are coming. Acupuncture here sits alongside your oncology care.
Most people feel a brief pinch, a dull ache or nothing at all, and the needles are very thin. Tell us at any point and we adjust or stop.
Then we use ear seeds or acupressure, or simply give you a quiet half hour. There is no pressure to have needles.
No. Keep taking what your prescribers gave you, and tell them about everything you use, including your visits with us. Bring us a list of everything you take, with vitamins and supplements, so we know too.
We are out of network and do not bill plans. We give you an itemized receipt to send to yours, and the plan decides. See how fees work.