Research

Research

My research asks a narrow, physical question: what does needling actually do to tissue, and why. The work sits in trigger point physiology, dry needling mechanism, and pelvic floor dysfunction, and it increasingly reaches into the nerve-and-reflex basis of pain. It is meant to give clinicians something they can measure and defend, not just repeat.

Peer-reviewed publications

Published work

submitted

Pelvic Floor Myofascial Dysfunction and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Mechanism-Based Narrative Review and Proposed Neuro-Musculoskeletal Model

Dr. Jordan Barber, DAOM

A proposed neuro-musculoskeletal model linking pelvic floor myofascial dysfunction to lower urinary tract symptoms.

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published

Ultrasound Evidence of Trigger Point Size Reduction in the Trapezius Following Dry Needling Acupuncture: A Retrospective Study

Jordan Barber, Dan Messina, Ashini M. Bhatt, James Deutsch

Diagnostic ultrasound showed trigger points in the trapezius shrinking measurably after dry needling.

Journal of Alternative, Complementary & Integrative Medicine 2024 · Vol 10, article 537

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published

Comparative Techniques of Acupuncture and Dry Needling Intersecting with Trigger Point Physiology and Diagnostics: A Cross-Discipline Narrative Review

Jordan Barber, F. Lodo, A. Nugent-Head, X. Zeng

A cross-discipline narrative review lining up acupuncture and dry needling against the same trigger point physiology.

Medical Acupuncture 2023 · 35(5):220–229

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Clinical white papers

Clinician-facing white papers

published

Pelvic Floor Dry Needling: A Research-Oriented White Paper for Clinicians

Dr. Jordan Barber, DAOM

An evidence-informed framework for integrating dry needling into pelvic rehabilitation.

Written for physical therapists, acupuncturists, and physicians in pain and pelvic health

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published

Pelvic Floor Dry Needling for Sex Therapists

Dr. Jordan Barber, DAOM

A companion white paper bridging somatic and psychosexual medicine for referral and collaboration.

Written for sex therapists, psychotherapists, counselors, and integrative health professionals

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