He studied musculoskeletal medicine with John Mennell, M.D. and Janet Travell, M.D., and was Associate Clinical Professor at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine for several years. He is a member of the American Society of Biomechanics and has presented numerous papers on the application of tensegrity concepts in animals and humans at meetings of organizations such as the International Society for Study of the Lumbar Spine, the American Association of Orthopedic Medicine, the Alliance for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, the North American Spine Society, the World Congress on Physics in Biology and Medicine, the Smithsonian Institution and the International Association for Systems Sciences.