Joseph Bickle graduated from Northwestern in 2009. He has spentthe past 10 years in the intense study of orthopedic aspects of Chinesemedicine. This including trigger point and motor point needling, zheng gu tuina, as well as internal and external herbal approaches. He has certificationsin Sports Medicine Acupuncture, dry needling, and thrust joint manipulation.His hope in teaching is to share valuable knowledge in the treatment ofmusculoskeletal conditions in order to better prepare acupuncturists interestedin sports and orthopedics.