Meet our team : Company Profile


Claire, Bruce and Steve joined forces 9 years ago and have combined their different areas of
expertise to make ‘Optimal Dry Needling Solutions’ a significant educator in the field of
Dry Needling world wide.

Bruce

Bruce Barker
B.A., BSc Physio (Wits)

Claire

Claire Waumsley
BSc. PT, (Wits) Dr. Chinese Med.

Steve

Steven Stavrou
BSc Physio (Wits) Dr CM & A (AHPCSA)

Bruce holds a Bachelor of Arts degree as well as a B.Sc. Physio degree and is currently registered as a M.Sc candidate at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg. He is working on a dissertation concerning the use of Dry Needling therapy in rotator cuff injuries.

Bruce previously worked in the U.K. for the N.H.S, and now works in the private sector, running two practices within Gauteng’s West Rand area. He sees mainly patients with musculoskeletal problems, many of whom are in the Gold Mining Industry. Bruce has been teaching Dry Needling courses for ODNS since 2002. He is the Chairman of the Dry Needling Physiotherapy Special Interest Group in South Africa, and is passionate about using evidence informed, clinically relevant, bio-psycho-social therapies to help people in pain.

For the past 15 years Claire has been involved in teaching Dry Needling and promoting awareness of the myofascia as a potential source of pain.
 She has run courses extensively within Southern Africa, the Middle East and more recently the United Kingdom.

Claire’s clinical experience began in large rural hospitals in Africa covering all fields within Physiotherapy. Claire later moved into private practice, working mainly within the musculoskeletal field.
Currently Claire runs an integrative practice on the Cape West coast combining her interests of Dry Needling, Acupuncture and Craniosacral therapy.

Steven operates a multi-disciplinary Integrated Health Centre in Sandton, Johannesburg, with the focus on "healing through natural treatments and rehabilitation".

As a Doctor of Chinese Medicine and physiotherapist, the centre offers a unique integration of both Western Medical treatments and natural health intervention.

Steven has been lecturing Dry Needling for nine years and has also developed a comprehensive two day course on the Temporomandibular Joint. Both Biopuncture and Prolotherapy are two specialised treatments that he offers to his patients.
Steven has lectured to over 6000 post-graduate medical professionals worldwide.