Musculoskeletal & Needling Education for Healthcare Professionals

Online and hands-on training focused on acupuncture, dry needling and clinical skills for manual therapists.

✔Evidence-informed training focused on real clinical application
✔Flexible online learning + hands-on practical sessions
✔Designed for healthcare professionals treating MSK conditions
✔Apply new skills immediately in clinical practice ✔Structured to support efficient completion alongside a busy clinical schedule

Featured courses

Contemporary Medical Acupuncture

A 200-hour certification program designed for healthcare professionals, combining flexible online learning with hands-on practical training in contemporary medical acupuncture. The curriculum focuses on musculoskeletal care and the safe integration of needling techniques within a practitioner’s existing scope of practice, in a structured format that supports efficient completion alongside clinical practice.

Dry Needling Program for Musculoskeletal Conditions

Modular training designed for clinicians seeking focused needling education.

Muscle Palpation and Surface Anatomy

Develop precise palpation skills to improve anatomical accuracy and clinical assessment.

Meet the instructor

Dr. Steve Pelletier is a chiropractor, educator, and clinician focused on musculoskeletal treatment, functional anatomy, and needling techniques.

  • Part-time professor at the University of Ottawa teaching anatomy, sports injuries and human kinetics.

  • Developer and instructor of dry needling programs at the Institut Franco-EuropĂ©en de Chiropraxie (France)

  • Instructor of various continuing education courses for health professionals.

  • Spine surgery triage at The Ottawa Hospital


Ready to Expand Your Clinical Skills?

Join our training programs designed to help clinicians apply anatomy with greater precision and confidence.