# 443 Panel on Palpation • Slate Burris, Rick Gold & Mark Petruzzi

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Podcast: [Qiological Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/qiological-podcast-915251)
Published: 2026-01-13T05:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://qiological.com
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Duration seconds: 4830

## Resource

In the clinic, communication happens before a word is spoken. It unfolds through attention, listening, and the tactile information the body offers when we slow down enough to notice. In this conversation, we explore palpation as a central pillar of acupuncture practice—not simply as a diagnostic tool, but as a way of relating. Drawing from diverse clinical backgrounds and decades of hands-on experience, in this panel discussion we move out of theory and into the wordless language of the body. We explore how palpation becomes a bridge between thinking and sensing, diagnosis and treatment, practitioner and patient. Listen into this conversation as we explore how palpation provides real-time feedback in treatment, how it keeps acupuncture grounded and responsive, the ways in which touch builds trust and rapport, and why listening with the hands can reveal what words and symptoms alone cannot. Attentive touch doesn’t just inform our treatments—it changes how we show up to the work itself.

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