Acupuncture Case Study Part 1: Upper Back Pain Treated With Tung Style Acupuncture, with Henry McCann DAOM

In this episode….

ACU-O49 Today I'm talking with Henry McCann. We originally recorded this episode to share a case study with you, but my case studies have been really, really long. So I'm breaking this one up into two parts.

Be sure to tune in and subscribe so you don’t miss the juicy case presentation in Episode 50. But for now, here is wht you’ll learn:

  • Well, first we get to know Henry and his background.

  • Next we talk about Master Tung. Who he was and how it came to pass that we are now able to learn this style of Acupuncture

  • We touch on the basics of Tung style acupuncture, the type of needling involved as well as the fundamentals of the practice.

  • We spend some time talking about challenges that beginners experience and how to progressively work thru learning new systems while practicing the medicine.

  • Lastly, Henry share with us a simple marketing tip that works wonders in his clinic.

today’s guest

Henry McCann, DAOM, LAc, Dipl OM (馬爾博 中醫博士)

Dr. McCann is a licensed acupuncturist and doctor of East Asian (Chinese) Medicine with a private practice in Madison, NJ.  

Dr. McCann finished a BA and BM at Oberlin College following which he studied at the University of the Ryukyus in Okinawa, Japan as a Fulbright fellow.  He then attended the oldest college of East Asian Medicine in the United States, the New England School of Acupuncture.  In an effort to further his own clinical training he completed his advanced practice doctoral degree at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine; as part of that degree he interned in the gynecology department of the Chengdu University of Chinese Medicine (Sichuan, China). He completed a certificate in Japanese Psychology with the ToDo Institute in Vermont, and coursework at the PhD level through Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine in China.

In addition to his clinical practice Dr. McCann is committed to bringing East Asian Medicine to a higher level by educating professionals in advanced concepts in acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine.  He is an experienced teacher and is a core faculty member for the doctoral degree program at the Oregon College of Oriental Medicine where he teaches clinical case study writing, geriatric medicine, and Tung's acupuncture.  He is also on the faculty of the Pacific College of Health and Science in Manhattan teaching the medical classics (Huang Di Nei Jing and Nan Jing), and the Academy of Chinese Culture and Health Sciences where he teaches Tung’s acupuncture.  Dr. McCann has taught widely throughout the United States, as well as in Germany, Ireland, Holland, Austria, Indonesia, and Australia. He is a 12th generation lineage holding disciple of Chen Style Taijiquan, a 3rd generation lineage disciple of Hunyuan Chen Style Taijiquan, and a disciple of a Qigong lineage transmitted by Hu Yaozhen that originated with the Daoist Immortal Chen Tuan. Dr. McCann is also ranked as a 5th Duan in Taijiquan by the Chinese Wushu Association (with the rank being awarded in China). The Duan ranking system is similar to the "Dan" black belt ranking of Japanese martial arts (the Chinese system has 9 ranks, with 6th Duan being the highest technical proficiency level awarded).

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