Introduction to Community Acupuncture (video)

Hello fellow CANers,

This link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Nq2KAl8bwQ is for a youtube video that I just completed with a friend and patient at WCA. It is titled “Introduction to Community Acupuncture” and is searchable by the following tags: community acupuncture CAN skateboarding extreme sport pain management Chinese oriental medicine health Moses Cooper Gage

This is the video description:

Introduction to Community Acupuncture (CA): The Community Acupuncture Network (CAN) is a nonprofit organization of practitioners, patients, and supporters whose goal is to make acupuncture more affordable and accessible by promoting the practice of offering acupuncture in community settings for a sliding scale payment ranging within $15-40 per treatment. Community acupuncture was started by the founders of the Working Class Acupuncture Clinic located in Portland Oregon.

Co-produced by Moses Cooper & Thomas Gage. Directed by Thomas Gage. http://www.thomasgage.com

For more information on CA or to locate a clinic near you, visit:

http://www.communityacupuncturenetwork.org
http://www.workingclassacupuncture.org

My goal in creating this video is to increase the visibility and ease of introduction to the Community Acupuncture Network (CAN) and community acupuncture in general. Viewing a 3 minute introductory video develops a relatable connection with patients unfamiliar with CA by sharing a personal story. Let me know what you think of the video.

This is my youtube page write up for the CA video (visit my page by searching for username 4321mcooper):

Name: Moses

I am an acupuncturist at the Working Class Acupuncture (WCA) clinic in Portland Oregon. I am also a lifetime skateboarder and I actually got into acupuncture through skateboarding.

Chronic joint pain from repeated skateboard injuries brought me to many medical professionals, and ultimately to sustained pain relief through acupuncture.

WCA is a community acupuncture (CA) clinic. That means getting an acupuncture treatment at WCA costs less. Patients pay what they choose on a sliding scale between $15.00-$35.00, and they never need any proof of income to choose how much to pay. Treatment lasts as long as you want it to. In this clinic you tell your acupuncturist what stress or pain you want to focus treatment on and then simply rest once the needles are placed. Your treatment is complete when you are naturally alert and ready to move again. On average, most patients rest for about an hour. Your treatment is in a large room in a community setting.

To get ready for treatment you simply sit in a comfortable reclining chair, roll up your shirt sleeves to your elbows and pant legs to your knees, and take your shoes and socks off. Thant's all. Then just lay back and relax.

Check out www.communityacupuncturenetwork.org to learn more about community acupuncture or to locate a CA clinic near you.

Cheers,

Moses