Step Forward Wellness

09/15/2026

Dry Needling for the Emergency Room at MSU, 10/23-24. Spots are still available. Offers 15 CME credits and fulfills your Pain CME. Contact me or use the QR code if you're interested.

01/31/2026

For those of you wondering about results from the research we started in the summer of 2024:

Preliminary results are showing statistically significant decreased heart rate and increased heart rate variability. BUT, in subjects who were bradycardic to begin with, the drop in heart rate was not seen.

A possible interpretation of this data that is consistent with clinical observations is that the techniques studied normalize autonomic nervous system tone or decrease sympathetic nervous system tone only in those with increased tone to begin with but not decreasing tone in people without that increased tone.

More simply, when you’re stressed out/ anxious/panicky/hypervigilant/etc these techniques we studied will help you relax. If you are someone who struggles with dysautonomia these techniques could potentially help normalize how your nervous system is functioning. Future research with subjects with diagnosed dysautonomia would be warranted to test this theory more fully.

We have yet to look at the EMG data and frontal lobe EEG did not produce statistically significant results.

Thank you for your curiosity and your time to those who participated!

08/23/2025

Pretty stuff from Porcupine Mountains

01/30/2025

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11/03/2024

10/07/2024

Morning

09/23/2024

NEW OFFICE!!!!!
800 Monroe NW STE 320
GR, MI 49503

06/12/2024

Help Me Create Some Science!

Please help me put some science to the practice!

05/09/2024

PLEASE SHARE!!! I’m super excited to finally have the opportunity to get some science to support the work that has helped so many. We are measuring electrical activity of the brain/heart/muscles during dry needling/craniosacral therapy/sound vibration. If you’re interested just scan the QR code or go to the website in the image. Thank you so much in advance!!!!

05/09/2024

RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY!!!! PLEASE SHARE!!!

I'm looking for subjects for a study to investigate brain/heart/muscle electrical activity during dry needling/craniosacral therapy/sound wave vibration. This project is approved by Grand Valley State University's Internal Review Board. If you or someone you know are interested in being a part of this study, just scan the QR code or go to the website on the flier and follow the prompts to let us know that you're interested.

This is being completed over June and July of this year (2024). Specific dates and location will be communicated once you've expressed interest.

Thank you so much! PLEASE SHARE!!!!