Speaking
Speaking
I speak to clinicians and students about the parts of this work that hold up under scrutiny: how needling actually affects tissue, how to assess and treat pelvic and neuromuscular pain, and how to build a practice you can stand behind. I would rather leave a room with sharper questions than with applause.
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Talk topics
What I speak about
Evidence-based acupuncture: what the research actually says
A clear-eyed look at where the evidence for acupuncture is strong, where it is thin, and how to talk about both honestly.
Trigger point physiology and the case for dry needling
What a trigger point is, what needling does to it, and what the imaging shows.
Pelvic floor dysfunction: a clinician's guide to assessment and treatment
Finding the pain generator in the pelvic floor by hand, and treating it within scope.
The nerve-based view of pain: neuromodulation and neurological-based disorders
How a nerve-and-reflex model reframes pain and extends into neurological conditions.
Realigning medicine: building an authentic, sustainable practice
For clinicians and students, the practice-building material from the book, without the coaching-industry gloss.
Audiences
Who I speak to
Medical and acupuncture schools, professional associations, clinician training programs, and integrative health conferences. Talks can be pitched to a clinical audience or a mixed professional one.