Henry Yin Acupuncture & Chinese Herbal Medicine is the Traditional Chinese Medicine practice of Sydneysider Henry Yin, a caring and committed Acupuncturist and Herbalist who specialises in fertility, digestive, dermatology and musculoskeletal rehabilitation.
blogging whilst cafe crawling; the only thing missing is the renaissance garb:P
Coming from a long line of Chinese herbal medicine practitioners dating as far back as the 1700s when his forebears settled in HengChun ,southern Taiwan, Henry grew up with both modern and traditional medicine throughout his formative years. Despite growing up with natural herbs and pharmaceuticals, Henry’s appreciation for traditional Chinese medicine wasn’t fully awakened until he broke his leg as a teenager playing sport and underwent acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine as part of his rehabilitation process. Since finding his calling as a healer throughout that experience, Henry’s clinical approach fuses both modern and traditional medicine in order to fulfil your healthcare goals.
Henry holds a Bachelors in Applied Sciences (Traditional Chinese Medicine) from the University of Western Sydney which included training at the Jiangsu Provincial People’s Hospital in Nanjing, China. Following his graduation in 2008, Henry undertook a two year internship at St Joseph’s Hospital in Kaohsiung, Taiwan (ROC) where he specialised in paediatric acupuncture for children suffering from cerebral palsy, acupuncture rehabilitation for stroke victims and fertility medicine. It was in Kaohsiung that Henry developed a keen interest in the role that acupuncture, especially ear acupuncture, plays in alleviating withdrawal from drugs of addiction such as nicotine.
As part of Henry’s training in Taiwan, he studied dermatology and cosmetic acupuncture which focused on keloid scars and post operative scars. Upon Henry’s return to Australia, he further expanded his study of natural cosmetics with Constitutional Facial Acupuncture and its specialty in coupling herbal combinations with treatments to alleviate wrinkles and lines.
Shortly afterwards, Henry went to the United States to study the liberal arts as well as accepting a position to take part in breast cancer genomics research. In Henry’s view, genomics has the potential to revolutionise modern medical diagnosis, offering a personalised route for medicine rather than the current ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach. Indeed, this philosophy of personalised medicine has been an integral part of traditional Chinese medicine since its very inception and is consistent with Henry’s style of practice.
When not at clinic, Henry enjoys exploring the café bookshops of Sydney, jamming with friends and going to renaissance fairs.
