Author, clinical researcher, and speaker in integrative medicine
Dr. Barber treats pain and pelvic floor problems by finding out what's actually going on in the tissue before he decides how to treat it. He's written two books, published research on trigger points and the pelvic floor, and speaks to clinicians and students on trigger point physiology, pelvic floor assessment, and building an authentic practice.
As seen on
Recent podcast, television, and press appearances.
Myers Detox Podcast
hol+ with Dr. Taz MD
Worth Media Group
A Functional Approach
Sexology
FOX 5 DC
Owning Your Sexual Self
UroNurse
Nutrition and Life
The Girlfriend (AARP)
Yahoo Health
MSN
Myers Detox Podcast
hol+ with Dr. Taz MD
Worth Media Group
A Functional Approach
Sexology
FOX 5 DC
Owning Your Sexual Self
UroNurse
Nutrition and Life
The Girlfriend (AARP)
Yahoo Health
MSN
About
Two decades in practice, licensed in New York and Florida
I’ve been treating people for over two decades. Most of that work has been pain: trigger points, nerves, and what needling modalities actually change in the tissue. That question took me back for a doctorate and eventually narrowed my focus to pelvic floor dysfunction and neurological-based disorders. Alongside the clinic, I publish research, write, and teach clinicians. I started the 2 Minute Squat, a simple way for men to start noticing a part of the body most of them have never thought about.
Speaking
I speak to clinicians and students about pelvic floor assessment, needling, and building a practice you can stand behind. At men's health events, fitness and endurance communities, and corporate wellness programs, the talk ends with the whole room getting into the 2 Minute Squat.
Books
I've written two books, and both come out of my work in the clinic. Thinking in Chinese Medicine, co-authored with Peter Caron, is a patient's guide that bridges classical Chinese medicine and modern clinical reasoning so readers can understand what acupuncture actually is. Realigning Medicine is a field guide for practitioners building a practice that's profitable, meaningful, and actually theirs. I also write companion essays on building an authentic practice.
The booksLatest research
published
A proposed neuro-musculoskeletal model linking pelvic floor myofascial dysfunction to lower urinary tract symptoms.
Read the paperLatest essay
Using patient education as the primary marketing strategy, from the companion essays to Realigning Medicine.
Read the essayMedia
My coverage spans Chinese medicine, gut health, and pelvic pain, across podcasts, TV, and online press. For producers, the 2 Minute Squat makes an easy men's health segment, with a visual demonstration and a clear takeaway viewers can try at home. I also cover more sensitive topics in plain language, so men can understand what's going on in their own bodies.
Where I practice
I see patients at my clinic on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where the pelvic floor, nerve, and musculoskeletal pain work described here is treated in person.
Contact
Reach out for media inquiries, speaking bookings, and research collaboration. For patient appointments, go through the clinic on the Upper West Side.