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

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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.

CMTO Confirmed Acupuncture Education Program

The FACT Lab’s 200-hour Contemporary Medical Acupuncture program is listed by the College of Massage Therapists of Ontario as a Confirmed Acupuncture Education Program.

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Dry Needling Program for Musculoskeletal Conditions

Modular training designed for clinicians seeking focused needling education.

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Muscle Palpation and Surface Anatomy

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

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Meet the instructor

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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-Européen de Chiropraxie (France)

  • Instructor of various continuing education courses for health professionals.

  • Spine surgery triage at The Ottawa Hospital

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Ready to Expand Your Clinical Skills?

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

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