Clinic

Acupuncture Teaching Clinic

The Acupuncture Teaching Clinic at New York College of Health Professions is part of NYCHP's academic health care teaching clinics, providing affordable, fully supervised acupuncture treatments to members of the community while offering student clinical training as part of the College's acupuncture program. All treatments are performed by advanced student interns under the direct supervision of New York State licensed acupuncturists. The teaching clinics deliver over 2,200 patient treatments annually.

Acupuncture is capable of inducing deep relaxation and has been found to be extremely useful for patients who have either not responded to conventional forms of treatment or wish to augment Western medical care. During a typical treatment at the teaching clinic, patients wear a gown and are treated on a massage table by a student intern under direct supervision. The technique is essentially painless.

Acupuncture has been widely used for pain relief and is growing in use not only to treat and cure, but also to maintain good health. Under clinical supervision, student interns treat patients of all ages for conditions including:

Chronic and acute back and neck pain, headaches, arthritis, sciatica, asthma, diabetes, colitis, gastrointestinal disorders, genito-urinary conditions, hypertension, palsy, impotence, and the common cold. Acupuncture is also an extremely useful modality for prevention of illness and maintenance of overall wellness.