Karl Anderson
It’s been a long road to North America, one that we couldn’t have done without the support and insight from our patients, practitioners, partners, educators, friends and family. Here’s how the journey started.
Upon graduating from Victoria University in 2006, some of my fellow students were setting up a Traditional Chinese Medicine practice in inner city Melbourne. These were exciting times as we all ventured out to follow our dreams after five years of studies. As with most recent graduates, we spent our days thinking about how we can make things better. As it turns out, one of those times, became my “Ah-ha moment.” I wanted to bring to market better quality needles and products at fair prices.
The importance of educators
This vision would surely allow me to penetrate the Australian market, yet being the small, new kid on the block proved challenging at times. My market strategy back then and still to this day is to work alongside educators. This allows me to better understand the industry needs and to educate the students on the importance of quality needles in Dry Needling and Acupuncture.
The world’s first dry needle
Being involved in the dry needling and acupuncture industry was exciting for me and continues to be the most exhilarating part of my role. If it weren’t for thought leaders such as Andrew Gallagher and Jorgen Forsberg, we wouldn’t have the Myotech and Myotech Precision in the market. Working alongside these two educators, we were able to invent the first dry needle in the world. The Myotech Dry Needle was invented from evidence-based techniques and derived from Dr. Janet Travell and David Simons.
The creating of the Myotech Dry Needle came about from another trip to Shanghai where we met with a joint German Venture manufacturer producing high quality German steel acupuncture needles and started collaborating with their engineering and design team. Many months and iterations resulted in the first needle purely designed for the use of dry needling, trigger point therapy, myotherapy and deep tissue stimulation.
In January 2013, the prototype landed and we immediately started implementing courses taught at Select Physio locations taught by Jorgen Forsberg. This proved to be a massive success and the positive feedback was and continues to fuel Red Coral’s energy. We are the only Australian company to produce all of our needles with high-grade German steel and are the world’s first company to innovate a dry needle for the industry.
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