Melbourne Spinal and Sports Medicine Clinic and Headache Centre of Victoria

03/07/2025

From the Tooth to the Truth with Dry Needling: A Collaborative Approach to TMD and Orofacial Conditions. The Australian Dental Association Victorian Branch successfully organised a workshop on the assessment and management of TMD and orofacial conditions using dry needling. A notable collaboration occurred between dentists, TMJD physiotherapists, oral medicine specialists, periodontists and myotherapists.

A special thank you is extended to Kerrie Bor for her valuable input and demonstrations on approaches to trismus, tinnitus, Bell’s palsy and headaches.

30/09/2024

How to improve your patient’s outcome with Dry Needling?

The APA’s November courses in Queensland and Melbourne will show you the indicators and progression of dry needling to improve your patient’s outcome.

The 2 day dry needling course written by Dr Peter Selvaratnam and Dr Jane Rooney in the last 20
years and updated in 2021 has a high safety component without adverse responses.

The Courses will be run by Dr Peter Selvaratnam, Dr David Kelly and Anne Sammells.

Please register for the course following the links below:

QLD: 2 and 3 November

https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=10311

VIC: 23 and 24 November

https://australian.physio/pd/pd-product?id=10511

How SAFE are you in Dry Needling QL ?

https://youtu.be/fJQ6qNkq1Og?si=npHnOGUaeCcPw5Ei

DISCLAIMER:The video on dry needling of Quadratus Lumborum is only for demonstration purposes and teaching purposes for those who have attended the Australia...

13/09/2024

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26/08/2024

Dry Needling for TMJD and Orofacial Pain

The Inaugural Dry Needling workshop for Temperomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJD) and Orofacial pain will be run by the Australian Dental Association Victoria on Friday 11 October 2024.

The workshop will be conducted by Dr Peter Selvaratnam AM in Melbourne for Dentists, and Physiotherapists who have completed an Australian Level 1 Dry Needling Programme.

Please see the link for registration:

Dry Needling for TMJD and Orofacial Dysfunction

16/08/2024

Suffering from Low back pain.

Consider safe dry needling of Quadratus Lumborum.

DISCLAIMER:The video on dry needling of Quadratus Lumborum is only for demonstration purposes and teaching purposes for those who have attended the Australia...

31/10/2023

Safety a priority in the APA Dry Needling course in Melbourne on 18 and 19 November : 3 places left

To mitigate risks in dry needling, the evidence-informed course was authored for practical application by Prof Jane Rooney and Prof Peter Selvaratnam for the APA.

The programme has a HIGH SAFETY component, and in-depth practical component.

Safety and mitigating adverse events will be discussed with detailed practical application which are some of the hallmarks of the course. This is the ONLY COURSE that has been peer reviewed and approved by the APA with a near 5 Star rating.

Since the SYDNEY COURSE is full in November those in NSW please apply for the Melbourne course.

Please view the APA PD link to register. Closing date for registrations 3 November.

Thank you for registering via the link:

Australian Physiotherapy Association is the peak body representing the interests of 30,000+ physiotherapists & their patients. See PD, resources & advocacy.

22/10/2023

Melbourne Dry Needling course on 18 and 19 November : 7 places left

The evidence-informed course was designed and written by Prof Jane Rooney and Prof Peter Selvaratnam for the APA.

The programme has a HIGH SAFETY component, and in-depth practical component.

Mitigating Risks will be discussed and practical application is the hallmark of the course. This is the ONLY COURSE that has been peer reviewed and approved by the APA with a near 5 Star rating.

Since the SYDNEY COURSE is full in November those in NSW please apply for the Melbourne course.

Please view the APA PD link to register. Closing date for registrations 3 November.

Thank you for registering via the link:

Australian Physiotherapy Association is the peak body representing the interests of 30,000+ physiotherapists & their patients. See PD, resources & advocacy.

23/07/2023

Queensland APA Dry Needling Course

The APA’s Queensland dry needling course will be run on
16 and 17 September 2023.

The APA’s Part A online Safety programme was written by Leigh McCutcheon of Queensland and Paula Raymond-Yacoub of New South Wales.

Part B of the F2F course was written by Associate Professors Peter Selvaratnam and Jane Rooney.

The course will be conducted by Specialist, Associate Professor Peter Selvaratnam, Nathan Stella (Acupuncturist), Stanley Hsu (dry needler) Dr Phil Gabel (dry needler).

Practical application is the hallmark of the course. This is the ONLY COURSE that has been peer reviewed and approved by the APA with a near 5 Star rating.

Please view the APA PD link to register:

Australian Physiotherapy Association is the peak body representing the interests of 30,000+ physiotherapists & their patients. See PD, resources & advocacy.

06/07/2023

Retraining Quadriceps in an innovative way.

02/07/2023

A good Core exercise demonstrated by my fellow Sports Specialists Dr Randall Cooper.

Seek your Physiotherapist’s advise if you have an injury or pain before embarking on this exercise.

25/06/2023

Melbourne Dry Needling course on 15 and 16 July: 7 places left

The next APA Melbourne Dry Needling course is on 15 and 16 July 2023.

The programme has a HIGH SAFETY component, and
in-depth practical component. Conducted by Specialists, Associate Professor Peter Selvaratnam and Dr David Kelly.

Mitigating Risks will be discussed and practical application is the hallmark of the course. This is the ONLY COURSE that has been peer reviewed and approved by the APA with a near 5 Star rating.

Please view the APA PD link to register. Closing date 7 July.

Australian Physiotherapy Association is the peak body representing the interests of 30,000+ physiotherapists & their patients. See PD, resources & advocacy.