A couple of questions

[brynndragon]

It is entirely possible that deciding to factory-restore my netbook when I have some pretty hefty homework due the next day was not the wisest choice I could have made. OTOH, it takes several hours to reinstall World of Warcraft so that was one less possible distraction. I am certainly making good headway on it - it's taken me over an hour to write this post because my homework is so darn fascinating ;P.

Speaking of which, let me ask you a question: If you were to go into an acupuncturist's office, what would you expect to see there? (I'm curious what the answer is even if you've never been to an acupuncturist)

Actually, as long as you're here, let me ask you another question: When would you go to see a healer, and when would you go to see a doctor?

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[emerlion.livejournal.com]

Notes-form, because I have a lot on my plate right now that I should be doing, but I couldn't resist replying:

MDs don't care so much about the feng shui. They provide a 30 - 60 second service and "comfort" isn't part of what they offer. I don't think they spend much time on art or deco. A whole bunch of the ones here have crosses hanging on the walls when you come in.

Acupuncture clinics tend to be more comfort-inspiring and homey-feeling. After all, the patient is going to be there for awhile and we want them to feel safe and able to relax.

A lot of acupuncturist offices in big cities tend to go with an Asian theme in their choice of artwork. Buddha statues or Kwan Yin abound; Taoist or Buddhist art. Bubbly Zen fountains and sleek wooden chairs both in the waiting area and the treatment rooms. Woo-woo meditation and Yoga music playing in the background.

I've also seen acupuncture clinics that try to be as Western clinical as possible. Certainly the treatment rooms have to have a certain amount of clinicalness in order to keep Clean Needle Technique and stay up to OSHA standards.

Because I'm in a podunk, fundamentalist town, and a lot of my patients are already feeling wooky because this medicine is so "Other", I keep away from Asian themes and anything obviously non-Christian. I have some tasteful, geometric, non-specific art on the walls of my waiting room, a couple of plants, and Sirius/XM non-genre-specific music playing. It feels more like someone's living room than a waiting room.

My treatment rooms are a pale shade of green. One room has green and yellow dominant art (palm trees, a palm plant) and the other has reds and purples (flowers, some of my cactus blossom photographs).