Note: Recordings of these webinars can be found in the members section

“Beyond the needle: Unravelling the Mechanisms of Acupuncture and Dry Needling and their Clinical Utility”

Dr Jonathon Wray, FACP

Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist (as awarded by the Australian College of Physiotherapists 2020) APA Titled Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.

Jonathan has completed the rigorous Specialist training program with the Australian College of physiotherapists and is one of less than 100 Specialist Musculoskeletal Physiotherapists in Australia.

Jonathan has a special interest in treating neck, shoulder and spinal disorders using manual therapy, acupuncture / dry needling techniques and exercise prescription.

Jonathan was a clinical tutor for 7 years on the Post Graduate Masters of CIinical Physiotherapy for Curtin University. Currently he facilitates physiotherapy registrars going through the specialization process with the Australian College of Physiotherapists and teaches Integrative Acupuncture and Dry Needling for the Australian Physiotherapy association.

In the U.K. Jonathan worked in the public health system and provided Physiotherapy for Welsh Premiership rugby. In Perth he had extensive experience in the private sector before starting his own practice, Next Wave Therapy.

Webinar: “Development, Implementation and Outcomes of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Level 1 Dry Needling Course and Safety Module.”

Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 7pm AEST
Wednesday 14th May 2025 at 9am UTC.

Authors: APA Dry Needling Level 1 are Dr Peter Selvaratnum and Dr Jane Rooney
APA Safety Module are: Leigh McCutcheon, Paula Raymond-Yacoub and Tristan Chai.

Presenters: Dr. David Kelly, Jenny Lucy

Dr. David Kelly will present the historical development of the Australian Physiotherapy Association (APA) Dry Needling Level 1 course. For developing countries wishing to develop an acupuncture or dry needling course this presentation will give the perspective of the time and effort that went into development of a course that has become nationally launched and taught throughout Australia since 2021, and now is being taught internationally.

Jenny Lucy will present the APA Safety Module, which was launched in 2019 and has become the APAs National bench mark of safety in needling, and is the prerequisite for the APA Dry Needling Level 1 course.

The presenters will be available for questions at the IADAPT information booth at the World Congress May 29-31st May 2025, times available will be advertised at the booth.

Dr David Kelly: David is currently a Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy, School of Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, where he teaches across the Doctor of Physiotherapy program in the Musculoskeletal field. David also works as a Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist as part of a multidisciplinary team. David was the acting chair of the APA Victorian Acupuncture and Dry Needling Group from 2017-2020, coordinated the University of Melbourne subject Dry Needling for Physiotherapists, and is a presenter for the APA Dry Needling Level 1 program.

Jenny Lucy: Currently the APA’s ADNG  International Acupuncture and Dry Needling Association of Physiotherapists (IADAPT) Executive Committee member and ex officio on WA ADNG as past Chair and ex officio on National ADNG Committee as past chair. Jenny has held a registered physiotherapy acupuncture qualification in New Zealand since 1998 and a Level 2 Integrative Acupuncture qualification 2023. Jenny is resident and practising in Northam WA and practices using muscle balancing trigenics, rehabilitative exercising, acupuncture and dry needling with all of her clients. Jenny is a tutor and now presenter on the WA APA Dry Needling Course, and was a tutor on the WA Integrative Acupuncture Training course 2022. Jenny was on an expert panel, MyJoint Tai Chi Research Group – UNiMelb in 2023 and holds a postgraduate diploma in Cardio Thoracic Physiotherapy studying under Jennifer Pryor of the Brompton Hospital, UK.