students: May 2010 Archives

Patient, a 63 year old female, is being treated for shoulder pain and shaking of the right shoulder.

 

Patient has been coming for treatment of this condition for 6 months.  To date, the patient reports that since treatment her shoulder pain has improved 80% and the shaking has also gotten better.  The duration of the shaking has decreased.

 

The treatment is geared towards balancing the body to reduce the pain and calm the internal wind which is causing the shaking.

NYCTCM Clinic Senior Intern AnnaMaria DiLisio

 The clinical aspect of the program consists of four phases:

• Observation (5 credits/150 hours)--in this phase the student observes the acupuncturists and interns in all aspects of their practice: patient intake, questioning, checking pulse and tongue, diagnosis, treatment strategy, and needling.
• Assistantship (2 credits/60 hours)--in this phase students begin to assist the acupuncturists in treatment procedures such as moxibustion and cupping, and can withdraw needles from the patient.
• Junior Internship (8 credits/240 hours)--in this phase students begin to needle patients under close supervision, and perform diagnoses with guidance from the clinical instructor.
• Senior Internship (9 credits/270 hours)--in this final phase students diagnose and treat patients with more minimal supervision.