Whitfield Reaves is regarded as one of the pioneers of Acupuncture Sports Medicine in the United States.  Reaves is an author, teacher, and director of The Acupuncture Sports Medicine Apprenticeship Program. In his discussion with Chad, Whit discusses differences  and similarities in needle techniques for musculoskeletal issues.  The conversation is focused around the question "Do acupuncturists need to make a muscle "twitch" in order to create change in the tissue?"