The Clinician’s Best Friend is Volume Three of the Complete Clinical Compendium series. It is an essential resource for acupuncturists, combining the ancient wisdom of Tung’s Acupuncture  with cutting-edge insights from functional medicine. This comprehensive 1,000+ page clinical guide, crafted from Susan Johnson’s more than 40 years of expertise, offers practitioners:

• Detailed treatment protocols for a vast array of conditions
• Easy-to-navigate disease categories for quick reference
• Integration of Tung’s acupuncture with functional medicine principles
• Insights on addressing modern health challenges like environmental toxins and Long COVID
• Contributions from respected TCM experts on pediatrics and food therapy
• Susan Johnson, a pioneer in bringing Master Tung’s system to the West, provides not just practical techniques but also a philosophy of healing. She encourages practitioners to tap into their inner wisdom and the universal energy field to enhance their effectiveness.

This volume, part of Susan's landmark Complete Clinical Compendium series on Tung’s acupuncture, promises to elevate your practice, offering both time-tested methods and innovative approaches to tackle the complex health issues of our time. Whether you’re new to Tung’s Points or an experienced practitioner, this “recipe book” for clinical success will become an indispensable companion in your healing journey.

Written in collaboration with Susan Johnson’s colleague and student Eric Renaud, this long-awaited work will be the culmination of Susan’s 40 years of intensive study, mentoring, classroom teaching, and successful clinical experience treating a broad range of disorders using Master Tung’s points.

As an acupuncturist who has treated thousands of patients, taught thousands of students over nearly four decades, and earned international recognition, Susan Johnson is a master practitioner and instructor.

This book is sold in electronic PDF format, and can be read by any PDF reader, and is fully readable on a laptop or desktop computer, or tablet such as an iPad. This also allows for full-text search.

Organized for a busy clinic

Chapters cover virtually every part of the body and its related conditions, from lower back pain and stroke to metabolic syndrome, NAFLD, and oncology. Each section opens with Tung's protocols, listed in order of importance, so you can find your treatment quickly with a patient in front of you.

More than point lists

Sections go far beyond protocols. In the Stroke chapter, for example, you'll find Susan's clinical commentary on prognosis, step-by-step needling protocols with exact retention times and safety cautions, scalp acupuncture, bleeding and bamboo cupping, herbal formulas, supplements, dietary guidance, and case histories from her own practice, along with insights from her teachers Dr. Wei-Chieh Young and Dr. Miriam Lee.

East meets West in the Systemic Disorders section

For autoimmune and immune diseases, blood and circulatory diseases, bone disorders, neuromuscular disorders, oncology, skin diseases, thyroid disorders, and wind disorders, Susan integrates Functional Medicine principles with Tung's acupuncture.

Take a look inside

Download free sample chapters:

• Stroke (PDF)
• Lower Back Pain (PDF)
• COVID and Long COVID (PDF)

What practitioners say

"The Master Tung Volume III is A MASTERPIECE! I can't believe the wealth of knowledge in that book. Thank you so so much for taking the time to put it all together! I can tell that you were very thoughtful and patient with the process. It shows. It is such a valuable resource in my practice and I use it multiple times a day!"

—Traci Kanzawa, L.Ac.