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
Journal of Alternative, Complementary & Integrative Medicine · 2024
Diagnostic ultrasound showed a statistically significant reduction in trigger point size in the trapezius after dry needling.
Medical Acupuncture · 2023 · 35(5):220–229
A cross-discipline narrative review mapping where acupuncture and dry needling meet trigger point physiology, and where the two fields could learn from each other.
Manuscript under peer review
A proposed neuro-musculoskeletal model linking pelvic floor myofascial dysfunction to lower urinary tract symptoms. A detail page will go up once it is published.
Clinical white papers
An evidence-informed framework for integrating dry needling into pelvic rehabilitation: the neurophysiology, safety parameters, and an interdisciplinary model of care.
A companion paper bridging somatic and psychosexual medicine, written so therapists and medical providers can work from a shared understanding of the body.