How Are All AACP Practitioners Regulated?

Sunday, 07 November 2010 08:35

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aacp acpuncture pysiotherapistChartered physiotherapists work in close conjunction with general practitioners, consultants and other healthcare professionals. Those who practise acupuncture have undergone a 3- or 4-year degree in Western medicine before embarking on acupuncture training at postgraduate level.

Chartered physiotherapists are bound by a strict professional and ethical code. The Acupuncture Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (AACP) requires its members to undergo a minimum of 80 hours of acupuncture training and has an additional strict code of practice. Members of AACP are required to keep up with a stated minimum number of continuing professional development (CPD) hours per year in order to remain on the register.

You are assured of safe and effective treatment with a member of AACP.

Members of the Association are in a unique position to combine acupuncture with other treatment methods, such as:

  • exercise
  • manipulation
  • muscle re-education
  • joint mobilisation
  • relaxation
  • neurological rehabilitation

All AACP members have approved training in acupuncture for pain relief.

Advanced members have a minimum of 200 hours of acupuncture training and are able to treat many conditions, thus helping to restore the body's balance and alleviate some conditions, not just relieving the symptoms.