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Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy [18 VAC 112 ‑ 20]
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Practice of dry needling
 
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Dry Needling Anna C. Kelly, MD  12/10/15  8:56 am
Dry needling is one subcategory of Acupuncture, illeagal if performing it without Acu. license Yu Yu  12/13/15  3:23 pm
Objection to the intent to draft "dry needling" regulations Ji Kim, MS, L.Ac  12/15/15  1:47 pm
Inadequate training to safely perform dry needling Sarah Shupe Hung L.Ac.  12/15/15  1:49 pm
Objection to "Dry Needling" Regulations David Zeoli, LAc  12/15/15  2:07 pm
Opposed to dry needling Ashley Will, Lac  12/15/15  2:24 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling Megan O'Connor  12/15/15  2:41 pm
Oppose Dry Needling Heather Sullivan  12/15/15  2:51 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling Judith M, LAc  12/15/15  2:58 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling Julia Lee, L.Ac  12/15/15  3:00 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling Paul Cybularz  12/15/15  3:06 pm
Physical Therapists performing Acupuncture Sherraqihealer Cunningham, L.Ac  12/15/15  3:16 pm
Dry needling regulations Evan Howlett  12/15/15  3:18 pm
Dry Needling Sharon McGinty  12/15/15  3:20 pm
Aren't boards set up to keep the public safe? S. Merali  12/15/15  3:37 pm
please.do not allow physical therapists to do dry needling Casey Corridan M.S., LAc.  12/15/15  3:38 pm
Dry needling constitutes the practice of acupuncture under Virginia law Lisa Marie Price, L.Ac., Dipl.Ac.  12/15/15  3:56 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling John Barnett  12/15/15  3:57 pm
Dry needling is acupuncture by untrained people Kevin R. Pett  12/15/15  4:05 pm
Oppose dry needling David Lee Acupuncture, LLC  12/15/15  4:05 pm
Oppose Dry Needling Dr. Brian Grosam  12/15/15  4:22 pm
Dry Needling IS ACUPUNCTURE and not within the scope of PTs Alicia Rosselle  12/15/15  4:25 pm
Dry needling is dangerous and ineffective Victoria J Taylor, Lic Ac  12/15/15  4:30 pm
Dangers to public safety with lack of education. Marcia Morrison LAc MTCM  12/15/15  4:33 pm
Dry Needling without full knowledge of Traditional Chinese Medicine in depth Helmsley J. Park  12/15/15  4:51 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling Regulation Jinwook Kim, Ph.D, L.Ac.  12/15/15  4:52 pm
Object to Dry Needling, which is Acupuncture performed without adequate training Joanie Stewart, L.Ac.  12/15/15  4:54 pm
Physical Therapists performing Acupuncture without a license... Robert Hoffman  12/15/15  5:56 pm
Against dry needling performed by Physical therapists Martina Skenderova  12/15/15  6:13 pm
Objection to dry needling Alyssa Dazet Acupuncturist, A Professional Corporation  12/15/15  8:15 pm
Opposed to DN by PT Deena Drewes, L.Ac.  12/15/15  8:30 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling regulations Don Wetsel, Health TLC  12/15/15  8:35 pm
Opposition dry needling (public health hazard) Karen You, L.Ac.  12/15/15  8:47 pm
Trigger Point Acupuncture/Dry Needling is my Sub-specialty. Edd Lee LAc LMT CEO of Manhattan Sports Acupuncture  12/15/15  8:48 pm
Opposing Dry Needling Mary Cooke, LAc  12/15/15  9:29 pm
Dry Needling is acupuncture Amber Novak, Amber Dragon Acupuncture  12/15/15  9:36 pm
Acupuncture is for Acupuncturists Matthew Safarik, LAc  12/15/15  9:43 pm
Opposing 'Dry Needling'--'Dry Needling' under law performed by Acupuncturists Acupuncture & Herbal Solutions  12/15/15  9:48 pm
Dry Needle is not in the scope of practice for PTs Lorraine Lavenita  12/15/15  10:20 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling regulations Renee Kim, Acupuncture and NAET Center  12/15/15  10:23 pm
I oppose the Dry Needle Regulations. Kate Howell  12/15/15  10:49 pm
Physical therapists are not adequately training to perform acupuncture Delores Boyer  12/15/15  11:21 pm
I object Anthony Guadamuz  12/15/15  11:29 pm
Opposition to Dry Needling... Jennifer Yeh, LAc, MSTCM  12/15/15  11:51 pm
Opposed to Dry Needling by PT's Kim Laney LMP CSP  12/16/15  1:09 am
Dry needling is acupuncture, practicing dry needling should follow acupuncture law Arthur Fan, MD,PhD,LAc  12/16/15  8:31 am
Dry Needling is Acupucnture Brian Wah LAc  12/16/15  8:41 am
Dry Needling Falls Under the Scope of Practice for Oriental Medicine Practitioners Sarah Faggert  12/16/15  8:57 am
Dry needling is one of acupuncture, this practice should be under acupuncture license Guanhu Yang Ph.D., OM., L.Ac.  12/16/15  9:01 am
No way Needling of P.T & Chiropracters ockhee hoffman L.,Ac  12/16/15  9:07 am
Dry needle is the one of techniques in acupuncture field Yarong Wang  12/16/15  9:12 am
it might creat unsafe issue for the public health if it not define and regulated clearly Hegeler, Flo  12/16/15  9:16 am
Dry seedless belong a part of acupuncture! All Natural Medicine  12/16/15  9:31 am
100% Suport the right of Acupuncturists! Libang Zhang  12/16/15  9:31 am
"Dry needle" try to bypass acupuncture law! Jun Xu, MD  12/16/15  9:35 am
Dry needle is a part of acupuncture, which should under the law of acupuncture. Xiaoqin WU, CMASA  12/16/15  9:36 am
oppose the dry needle Ning Hua  12/16/15  9:48 am
oppose the dry needle without formal acupuncture training and licenses? Ning Hua  12/16/15  9:50 am
dry needle is part of acupuncture, person who use acupuncture needles need to be Acu. Lic. Hong Su  12/16/15  9:53 am
Four Sames, One Difference Qiao, Yusheng  12/16/15  9:53 am
dry needle is part of acupuncture. Person who use it to treat pt. Need to have Acu. Lic. Hong Su , ATCMS  12/16/15  9:55 am
opposite the dry needle!???????????????????????~?1?????????????????????????????????????????????????? Li yixuan  12/16/15  9:57 am
oppose to drying needling by PT kai hong qiu  12/16/15  9:58 am
opposite the dry needle! liyixuan  12/16/15  9:59 am
Dry needle is part of acupuncture. It's require fully training to practice it! Pingfan Liu  12/16/15  9:59 am
Dry needling is acupuncture! Azure Duan, Harmony Acupuncture & TCM  12/16/15  10:02 am
Stop doing dry needles!!! Dongcheng Li  12/16/15  10:20 am
Dry need is part of ancient Chinese medical of Acupuncture! Jenny hongtao Wang LAC  12/16/15  10:22 am
Oppose to drying needling by PT Jun Fu  12/16/15  10:25 am
Dry Needle is Acupuncture Hui-Tzu Yang, GoodPoint Medicine PC  12/16/15  10:25 am
For safety and health of the patients, dry needle practice can only be done by licensed acupuncturis Xinshou Jiang  12/16/15  10:37 am
Dry needle is acupuncture: Shaobai Wang  12/16/15  10:44 am
Four Sames, One Difference Qiao, Yusheng  12/16/15  10:45 am
Oppose dry needle use by PT Quansheng Li, Wholelife Chinese Medicine & Acupuncture Center  12/16/15  10:49 am
Support for Regulations For Physical Therapists to Perform Trigger Point Dry Needling Tom Bohanon, PT, DPT, OCS; President, Virginia Physical Therapy Association  12/16/15  10:49 am
Oppose Dry Needling by PT New York Ph.D. Acupuncture Center  12/16/15  11:01 am
Oppose unlawful and cheating dry needling practice by PT SHU FAN  12/16/15  11:15 am
Objection to dry needling Yue Zhang, Lic. Ac.  12/16/15  11:21 am
Dry needling is a subcategory of acupuncture Elena Young  12/16/15  11:26 am
Oppose to dry needling Yan Liao  12/16/15  11:44 am
oppose To drying needling by PT Sophia Wang  12/16/15  11:46 am
Oppose To dry needling by PT Shujing Dai, L.Ac  12/16/15  11:57 am
opose PT use dry needing practice Max liu  12/16/15  11:58 am
Oppose To Dry Needleing by PT Hui Wei, Lic.A.P.  12/16/15  12:03 pm
MD Xinru Qian MD Affiliated to NYU and New York hospital of queens  12/16/15  12:15 pm
Oppose to dry needing by PT Jinmai Jiang  12/16/15  12:15 pm
Dry needling is the acupuncture! Suhong Xiao  12/16/15  12:20 pm
Oppose dry needle!!!!It takes time to practice Acupuncture Cindy Zhang ATCM  12/16/15  12:26 pm
Dry needling is acupuncture, everyone including PT need to get an acupuncture license to practice ! John Zhang , PhD, L.Ac  12/16/15  12:32 pm
Dry Needle is the acupuncture Baisong Zhong  12/16/15  12:32 pm
oppose to dry needle Hong shi  12/16/15  12:34 pm
Dry Needle is a part of Acupuncture. so, get Acup.license first, and then get special training to pr Yiming Wang  12/16/15  12:35 pm
Oppose dry needle by PT o?wen  12/16/15  12:37 pm
Dry needle is from acupuncture JianChen Chen  12/16/15  12:37 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Mei You LAc.  12/16/15  12:38 pm
Acupuncture should be proform by acupuncturist, Instead of physical therapist Sun, jieru  12/16/15  12:38 pm
oppose To drying needling by PT Xinru Qian MD Affiliated to NYU and New York hospital of queens  12/16/15  12:40 pm
it is illegal for PT to use acupunture needles to practice dry needle Yan Jiang  12/16/15  12:41 pm
oppose day needling for PT's Sandra Owen-Kelly  12/16/15  12:43 pm
Opposition Statement to including dry needling, an acupuncture treatment, in PT scope of practice Kathe Ana, Kings Park University  12/16/15  12:44 pm
Oppose to dry needing by PT Sandy Feng L. Ac  12/16/15  12:44 pm
dryneedle jianhua jin  12/16/15  12:50 pm
Oppose dry needling by PT Jennifer Wang RAc  12/16/15  12:54 pm
Opposed dry needling by PT Jialing Liu Lic. Ac  12/16/15  1:15 pm
oppose PT to practice dry needles without acupuncture license acupuncture&herbal center inc  12/16/15  1:18 pm
Opposed dry needling by PY Jialing Liu  12/16/15  1:20 pm
opposed dry needling by PT Max Tian  12/16/15  1:29 pm
OPPOSE TO DRYING NEEDLING BY PT JIE CHEN  12/16/15  1:38 pm
Dry needling come from Chinese acupuncture Shengbing  12/16/15  1:49 pm
Oppose to Dry Needling performed by Physical Therapist Eleonora A. Bowers  12/16/15  1:51 pm
oppose to dry needing by PT Zunli Mo, License acupunctuist  12/16/15  1:52 pm
Iit is illegal for Physical therapist to use acupuncture needle to practice " dry needling". Xingguo Fu  12/16/15  1:56 pm
Opposing PT practice dry needling Li Jiang, Chinese acupuncture association of Georgia  12/16/15  2:05 pm
It's illegal for untrained PT to practice Acupunctur under "dry needling" Zhendong Chen  12/16/15  2:13 pm
Illegle dry needle Dana Guo  12/16/15  2:14 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Min Liu L.Ac  12/16/15  2:16 pm
dry needling by PT Qian Zhang MD, PhD  12/16/15  2:34 pm
oppose PT practice including "dry needling " Jing Shan  12/16/15  2:36 pm
oppose to dry needling by PT. It's illegal and put people in danger. Qingrong Li  12/16/15  2:40 pm
it is illegal for PT to use acupunture needles to practice dry needle xu gao  12/16/15  2:41 pm
Be responsible to consumers! Pt did not get enough training for dry needling/ acupuncture. Robert yao  12/16/15  2:52 pm
oppose To dry needling by PT Ann Yu, Lumina Acuclinic  12/16/15  3:06 pm
PT to engage in dry needling practice is inappropriate, illegal and dangerous Robert Chin, Valley Chiropractic Association  12/16/15  3:17 pm
Only MD use knife , only acupuncturist use needles. Gang Shi,UANYSLA  12/16/15  3:19 pm
Oppose the dry needling regulations Youping Qin, NCNM  12/16/15  3:21 pm
Be an acupuncturist to practice acupuncture-MDs, Chiropractors do, why physical therapists don't? Peijun Zeng, Five Elements Acupuncture, PC  12/16/15  3:24 pm
Oppose To drying needling by PT Guo wang  12/16/15  3:26 pm
Dry needle is still acupuncture and an acupuncture license is needed in order to perform it. Jian Shu  12/16/15  3:27 pm
Oppose to drying needling by PT Wenming Mao LAc  12/16/15  3:27 pm
Oppose To dry needling by PT Gaocai Yang, Gong TCM  12/16/15  3:28 pm
Stopping dry needling Song Zhang, EMR Swiss  12/16/15  3:28 pm
Disapprove PT stealing from acupuncture , PT is after money and hurting public! Eric Zhao D.O.M  12/16/15  3:33 pm
Dry needling is one type of acupuncture and should be regulated by acupuncture laws Heming Zhu, PhD, CMD, Professor of integrative Health Sciences, MUIH  12/16/15  3:37 pm
Opposed Wei wang  12/16/15  3:42 pm
Opposed Hua Ma  12/16/15  3:51 pm
opposed the dry needling done by PT Yuhong Xing  12/16/15  3:55 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Yijuan Sun, MD, MS, Univ of New Mexico SOM  12/16/15  3:56 pm
Oppose dry needling rule Zhiwei Xu from AACMA  12/16/15  3:58 pm
Opposed Guohua Cao  12/16/15  3:58 pm
The anti dry needle, in an emergency, dry needl Jie Hui Zhan  12/16/15  4:15 pm
Oppose to drying needling by PT Hui luo  12/16/15  4:16 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Jianhong Wen  12/16/15  4:16 pm
Dry needling is one subcategory of Acupuncture, illeagal if performing it without Acu. license zhan jie hui  12/16/15  4:19 pm
Dry needling Yuefeng Yang  12/16/15  4:20 pm
Opposed to needling by PT Yingjiang He  12/16/15  4:23 pm
Oppose to drying needling by PT. Zhen Huang, ENCHMEDIC LTD  12/16/15  4:28 pm
Stop unsafe practice of Acupuncture Toni Rittenberg  12/16/15  4:32 pm
Against PT abuse dry needling without an acupuncture license Christina Rients  12/16/15  4:37 pm
oppositedryneedlingbypt guyunzhang  12/16/15  4:37 pm
opposed dry needle done by PT Congjun Ouyang, Connie's Acupuncture Clinic  12/16/15  4:43 pm
Opposed dry needle Yan Wang  12/16/15  4:54 pm
Opposed Xinbo Tai  12/16/15  4:55 pm
Dry needling actually is Acupuncture Ash point! Changshan Xin ,California Acupancturist United Association  12/16/15  4:56 pm
LAc Jingjiao Xia  12/16/15  4:59 pm
oppose to dry needling by PT yin wah chan  12/16/15  5:02 pm
oppose PT to practice dry needle on patients. The dry needling is definitely belong to our medicine. Daisy Hong Liu., L. Ac., AACMA  12/16/15  5:05 pm
Oppose, it is illegal and dangerous without acupuncture license to perform dry needle. Daniel Ng  12/16/15  5:08 pm
Opposes New York College of traditional Chinese Medicin  12/16/15  5:08 pm
Opposed Dry needle by PT Jingjiao Xia  12/16/15  5:12 pm
Forward an email from an acupuncturist in NC Jeff Wang  12/16/15  5:14 pm
Dry needle is just a new name of acupuncture, illegal to practice acupuncture without Acu. Lic. Sanhua Leng,LV Medical Associate  12/16/15  5:15 pm
Forward an email regarding dry needles from an acupuncturist in NC NCAAOM, Jeff Wang  12/16/15  5:16 pm
Oppose dry needing by PT Jackson Chau from AACMA  12/16/15  5:17 pm
Dry needling must holding an Acupuncture registration regardless who is using it. Min Wu CMASA  12/16/15  5:21 pm
Acupuncture is basic as meridian. It is totally different with dry needles. Meirong Wang  12/16/15  5:24 pm
Dry Needling is Acupuncture Deguang He??Acupuncture and herbal health care  12/16/15  5:24 pm
If dry needle not required licence, it will like every one csn have a gun in USA! Min Wu CMASA  12/16/15  5:27 pm
No dry needling. Juan Li  12/16/15  5:27 pm
Oppose PT dry needling Chau Ai Au, L.Ac.  12/16/15  5:31 pm
Imagainst dry needling by Physical therapists Jihong ding  12/16/15  5:34 pm
I am against dry needling by Physical therapists Jihong ding  12/16/15  5:35 pm
Oppose PT dy Qi Chen  12/16/15  5:35 pm
Oppose PT dry needling, Qi Chen  12/16/15  5:39 pm
Oppose PT dry needling Rongyuan Zhao  12/16/15  5:42 pm
oppose to dry needling Mike Trinh  12/16/15  5:44 pm
I say NO !!! Bin Ma  12/16/15  5:50 pm
Practice dry needling is illegality Harry Zou,CAUA  12/16/15  6:00 pm
Oppose PT dry needling Weili Huang  12/16/15  6:01 pm
Oppose to dry needling due to insufficient training Jiulin wang  12/16/15  6:03 pm
Oppose pt to use dry needle !!!! Acupuncture dry needle need a lot of training and practice !!! Sarsh Sui  12/16/15  6:09 pm
Dry needling is a technique of acupuncture, it should be restricted according to the acupuncture reg Peter Bi  12/16/15  6:11 pm
opposite dry needles by PT! Pingfan Liu  12/16/15  6:13 pm
It is Illegal to practice "dry needle" without acupuncture license Haosheng Acupuncture Clinic  12/16/15  6:13 pm
Objection to dry needling. Sandra Luczynski PTA/ Lic. Acu.  12/16/15  6:15 pm
Oppose PT dry needling Linda Wentz  12/16/15  6:17 pm
Oppose PT dry needling! Dry needling is a part of acupuncture should be performed by licensed Acup. Huiwen Zhang, OMD  12/16/15  6:18 pm
Oppose dry needle. It should be regulated as acupuncture! Harry Zhang Old Dominion University  12/16/15  6:21 pm
144comment?Dry needling is one subcategory of Acupuncture, illeagal if performing it without Acu. li biqing shen  12/16/15  6:22 pm
oppose to dry needles sun?xiaoguang  12/16/15  6:24 pm
Opposite dry needle for PT. Xiaoqin Zhu  12/16/15  6:29 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Juan Xu  12/16/15  6:29 pm
Oppose the dry needling Wei LIU, ANTA,CMASA,APAA  12/16/15  6:30 pm
Opposition dry needle practice by PT Xin Zheng  12/16/15  6:44 pm
Oppose PT Dry needling Wei hua Liao L.Ac.  12/16/15  6:48 pm
Opposes to dry needling by PT Yangchong Ou AP  12/16/15  6:51 pm
Oppose dry needling performed by P. T. Haihe Tian, Professor  12/16/15  6:51 pm
Opposition for PT "Dry Needle" practice in Virginia / Dry Needle Practice is within Scope of Acupunc Michelle Lau LAc., OMD, American Association of Acupuncture and TCM  12/16/15  7:09 pm
oppose PTdoing dry needle. Yong Deng, L. Ac Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine  12/16/15  7:12 pm
Please oppose to dry needling by PT Weih mei  12/16/15  7:17 pm
Dry needling is part of acupuncture Ruan Jin Zhao  12/16/15  7:17 pm
oppose PTdoing dry needle! Yong Deng OMD, L. Ac southwest college if naturopathic medicine  12/16/15  7:18 pm
Dry needles are NOT ACUPUNCTURE Julie Thompson  12/16/15  7:19 pm
It is illegal for physical therapist to use acupuncture needle to practise "dry needling". Mr. Gang Dai Meditara TCM Practice, Zurich, Switzerland  12/16/15  7:20 pm
opposition to dry needling done by Physicsl therapist Ana M Villanueva- Jabez wellness  12/16/15  7:35 pm
oppose Pt Dry needle Ming Zhou, Acupuncturist  12/16/15  7:36 pm
Oppose PT practice dry needling. Yuemei Cai, LAc  12/16/15  7:39 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Jun Hu  12/16/15  7:41 pm
Oppose dry needling by PT Angie zheng  12/16/15  7:42 pm
Dry needle is part of Acupuncture Joyce Gu  12/16/15  7:45 pm
Please oppose to dry needling by PT. Hui luo  12/16/15  7:45 pm
opposition for PT use dry needling June ATCMA  12/16/15  7:53 pm
Oppose to dry needle BI  12/16/15  7:56 pm
Please do not allow PTs ability to dry needle Daina Parent, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine  12/16/15  8:05 pm
Opposed to Dry needling Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine  12/16/15  8:09 pm
Oppose PT dry needling Kelsey Becker, SCNM  12/16/15  8:09 pm
against PT for dry needling Charles lee  12/16/15  8:11 pm
Opposed PTs doing dry needling Melanie Hoang, student clinician at SCNM  12/16/15  8:13 pm
Oppose dry needling by PT Wallace Yuen AACMA  12/16/15  8:15 pm
I totally agree with this article opinion Naili Chen Healthwise Chinese Medicine  12/16/15  8:18 pm
Dry Needling Shaun Kennedy, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine  12/16/15  8:19 pm
Oppose PT's doing dry needling Jade Robins, Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine Student  12/16/15  8:19 pm
Stopping dry needles Lily Hao  12/16/15  8:21 pm
oppose PT doing dry needling naili chen healthwise chinesemedicentre  12/16/15  8:24 pm
dry needling is acupuncture Robert Kang, Peace and Wellness Center  12/16/15  8:31 pm
In order to protect public, Dry Needling (Acupuncture) should be performed by Licensed Acupuncturist Zonglan Xu  12/16/15  8:34 pm
Opposite day needling by PT Wang, Weiqum  12/16/15  8:39 pm
Opposite day needling by PT Wang, Weiqum LAc  12/16/15  8:40 pm
Opposed to PT Dry Needling Stephanie Huston Myles, SCNM  12/16/15  8:47 pm
Dry needles Szenan Phua, nzra  12/16/15  8:48 pm
Oppose to dry needle by PT Jingjiao Xia  12/16/15  8:50 pm
Opposite dry needling by TP Wang, Wendy  12/16/15  8:53 pm
I oppose PT's right to dry needling. Lauren Salisbury Phoenix Institute of Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture, SCNM  12/16/15  8:55 pm
Oppose the dry needle treatment by PT Jimmy Mak, Ph.D.  12/16/15  9:00 pm
oppose To dry needling by PT. Wei zhang  12/16/15  9:04 pm
oppose to dry needles sun ?xiaoguang ?aacma?  12/16/15  9:06 pm
Oppose PT using named "dry needle " to practice acupuncture Joseph Zhuang  12/16/15  9:08 pm
Patient safety must come first Best Health Option Acupuncture & Wellness  12/16/15  9:10 pm
Oppose PT doing dry needle Eric L., Care Medical Group  12/16/15  9:22 pm
Dry needling Janie Wulf  12/16/15  9:29 pm
Against dry needling in physical therapy Yumin Kim, University of Virginia  12/16/15  9:30 pm
oppose to drying needing by PT jiaji sun Lic.Ac  12/16/15  9:30 pm
PT board has no legal eligibility to approve acupuncture practice! Chong He  12/16/15  9:34 pm
Dry need is acpuncture, they just use another name for doing acupuncture. Jean Du L. Ac  12/16/15  9:43 pm
For public safety, acupuncture treatments (including dry needling) must be rendered by licenced acup Yufang Xue  12/16/15  9:48 pm
oppose the dry needle in PT meng chen  12/16/15  9:50 pm
Oppose PT for Dry needling. Hamdellia B. SCNM  12/16/15  9:51 pm
The Illegal and Unsafe Practice of PT& others performing dry needling Wei Song  12/16/15  9:57 pm
oppose To dry needling by PT bing tian  12/16/15  10:01 pm
safety issue DX Liu  12/16/15  10:08 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Tim Baker  12/16/15  10:10 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT ! Wendy Liu LAC  12/16/15  10:11 pm
Oppose to PT use dry needle. Jian He  12/16/15  10:13 pm
chinese acupuncturest EllaLing?ATMS ?CMASA Mb  12/16/15  10:18 pm
Cd ?linvg?Atm?s  12/16/15  10:22 pm
Opposed!! Min Kang  12/16/15  10:26 pm
Fo public safety, acupuncture treatments must be rendered by licenced acupuncturist. Ying lin  12/16/15  10:32 pm
oppose to dry needling by PT Tianyi Wei  12/16/15  10:35 pm
opposed Zhenjiang Lei  12/16/15  10:38 pm
Perform dry needling by PT is very dangous and illegal! chengchao Yin  12/16/15  10:47 pm
This is outrageous! It's a joke if Pt is allowed to do dry needling! Haiyan lin  12/16/15  10:58 pm
Oppose to PT use dry needle Grace Gan  12/16/15  11:02 pm
Want to dry needle? Meet the educational requirements to safely practice acupuncture. Joshua Saul  12/16/15  11:02 pm
Oppose :Not enough training and education, causes safety issues. Sophia liao American TCM Society  12/16/15  11:05 pm
For public safety, acupuncture treatments (including dry needling) must be rendered by licenced acup Lingzhen Hua, Dr. TCM of B.C. Canada  12/16/15  11:10 pm
Oppose to use of dry needling by PT Hongyan Li  12/16/15  11:20 pm
Oppose drying needling by PT Sitao Chen  12/16/15  11:22 pm
dry needle practice without Acupuncture License are Illegal!!! Bill Locke  12/16/15  11:23 pm
Oppose PT to using dry needling Xin Hu , Lake County Acupuncture Clinic  12/16/15  11:25 pm
dry needle is a part of acupuncture no matter what!!! Bill Lu  12/16/15  11:28 pm
It is unfair and illegal Jack liu  12/16/15  11:29 pm
No to dry needle Yan Li  12/16/15  11:29 pm
Oppose PT to use dry needle Jenny Ou  12/16/15  11:32 pm
Oppose PT using dry needle Donald Chiu, L.Ac. AACMA member  12/16/15  11:32 pm
Dry needling by PT without proper and rigorous training cause safety issues! Boon Chee  12/16/15  11:35 pm
Oppose dry needling use by PT. This is a public safety issue! Sisi Chen  12/16/15  11:36 pm
Dry needling IS acupuncture - it's    12/16/15  11:39 pm
Opposite dry needle Haiyan Chow  12/16/15  11:41 pm
it is illegal for Physical therapist to use acupuncture OLIVIA  12/16/15  11:45 pm
Oppose to Drying Needling by PT Situ Sun  12/16/15  11:48 pm
Dry needling just one technic of the acupuncture technics Ping He  12/16/15  11:53 pm
Dry needle is part of acupuncture Hua Xiang  12/16/15  11:54 pm
Say NO to dry needle Karen Lin  12/16/15  11:58 pm
Oppose DT dry needling Yuheng Chen  12/17/15  12:11 am
Oppose DT dry needling Vincent Huang  12/17/15  12:13 am
Oppose DT dry needling Ivy Huang  12/17/15  12:16 am
Oppose PT using dry needle Haiyan Chow  12/17/15  12:17 am
54 Hours is NOT enough!!! Hyok Chan Yi, L.Ac, Ph.D  12/17/15  12:20 am
Oppose to PT dry needle Annie tan  12/17/15  12:21 am
Oppose PT dry needling Seewan Chiu  12/17/15  12:24 am
Oppose to drying needling by PT Junfeng,li  12/17/15  12:29 am
* it is illegal for Physical therapist to use acupuncture needle to practice " dry needling", Hua Shu Shen, AACMA  12/17/15  12:37 am
Oppose PT use of dry needling Haywan Chiu, DPM  12/17/15  12:39 am
oppose PT dry needling Xuehue Peng  12/17/15  12:42 am
Dry needling is acupuncture, oppose PT practicing dry needling David Wang, LAc, Ph.D  12/17/15  12:56 am
The public, the health industry and every one responsible to stop illegle dry needle practice! minying wu  12/17/15  1:02 am
Oppose to dry needling by PT Zoe Zhang  12/17/15  1:06 am
Oppose to dry needling by PY Julia Gu  12/17/15  1:13 am
On Dry Needling Changzhen Gong  12/17/15  1:24 am
oppose PT dry needling Xiaoyan Su  12/17/15  1:31 am
Oppose dry needling by PT. Dry needling is actually acupuncture, it is out of PT's practice scope. Lin Yang  12/17/15  1:41 am
Oppose dry needlimg Suiyun Huang  12/17/15  1:45 am
Patients need better quality Samson Cheung  12/17/15  2:00 am
Dry needling plagiarizes acupuncture William Jing  12/17/15  2:03 am
Stop dry needles by PT acupuncture trainer Bay Chinese acupuncture centre  12/17/15  2:17 am
Stop dry needles Ming Xu  12/17/15  2:28 am
Oppose dry needle by PT Jianna Pappalardo  12/17/15  2:56 am
Oppose dry needle by PT   54 hours training is not long enough for public safety and also it is not Ann Xu, China  12/17/15  3:05 am
Oppose dry needle by PT Qin Yuan Huang PhD  12/17/15  3:24 am
Oppose to dry needles by pt Jeff  12/17/15  3:28 am
Oppose dry needle by PT Kevin Ma  12/17/15  3:44 am
Oppose dry needle by PT Noel K.  12/17/15  3:47 am
Dry Needling License for Physiotherapists Xu Li, Acupuncture Student  12/17/15  4:07 am
oppose PT dry needling Kristie chen  12/17/15  4:26 am
Oppose to dry needling by PT I encourage you not to draft regulations because: Yvonne Lu  12/17/15  4:32 am
Oppose to dry needling by PT I encourage you not to draft regulations because: Helen Lu  12/17/15  4:37 am
Oppose to dry needling by PT I encourage you not to draft regulations because: Shiaoting Jing  12/17/15  4:42 am
Dry needle is part of acupuncture Yanling Rebecca Liu  12/17/15  4:45 am
Dry needling is glory-seeking,we refuse to give them the luxury of staying on the sidelines. leiluo, TCM SWITZERLAND  12/17/15  4:45 am
2 years to earn Acupuncture Qualification? David Adkins, Student  12/17/15  4:57 am
not agree Grace Mai acupuncture nz  12/17/15  5:50 am
not agree Grace Mai acupuncture nz  12/17/15  5:55 am
oppose to dry needling by PT Naili Chen mt Gambier chinesemedicentre  12/17/15  6:05 am
Object Jennifer Luan, MD  12/17/15  6:25 am
Object crystal Stokes  12/17/15  6:39 am
Dry needling by PT offers a super shortcut in doing acupuncture and will put public at high risks. Thomas Lee, L.Ac., Ph.D.  12/17/15  6:41 am
Acupuncture Licensure For Dry Needling SOUTHWESTERN VA ACUPUNCTURE LLC  12/17/15  7:07 am
Dry needling license is a joke!!! Kim Guo  12/17/15  7:30 am
Oppose to dry needling by PT Eugene ZHANG  12/17/15  7:41 am
against dry needle to be seperate from traditional Acupuncture Wen Tian  12/17/15  8:06 am
Oppose dry needling by pt litao fu  12/17/15  8:39 am
Oppose dry needles Jing Liu LAc  12/17/15  8:44 am
Dry needle technique is a part of acupuncture X Luo  12/17/15  8:47 am
Dry needling by PT offers a super shortcut in doing acupuncture and will put public at high risks. Anita choi  12/17/15  8:55 am
Dry needling shall be performed only by licensed acupuncturist Yining Si  12/17/15  9:18 am
say no to dry needle xiaomeiLuo luo  12/17/15  9:25 am
Oppose to dry needle practice by PT. It should be done by the licensed acupuncturist! Guan Hou  12/17/15  9:30 am
Dry needling by PT offers a super shortcut to do acupuncture and will put patients in high risks Hua Tang, LAc  12/17/15  9:38 am
Opposed to Dry needlingOPpp Qun Li. LAc  12/17/15  10:01 am
Illegal and Unsafe to Practice Dry Needling By Unlicensed Physical Therpaist Yan Yang  12/17/15  10:05 am
Opposite to dry needling by PT Julian Zhu, L.Ac.  12/17/15  10:22 am
If PTs want to use needles they need to study 3500 hours TCM and pass acupuncture board exams James Waller L.Ac, LMT  12/17/15  10:23 am
Illegal for PT to engage in any forms of acupuncture Mingming Cheng  12/17/15  10:31 am
oppose to dry needing by PT. it's a shortcut that puts public in danger Z Wan  12/17/15  10:34 am
Dry needle belong to licensed acupuncturist only Sara Zheng-Xiaomu Ratia L.Ac.  12/17/15  10:43 am
Dry needle pt steals the right from acupuncturists Li Liu  12/17/15  10:44 am
Oppose the confusion concept of dry needling. It is absolutely part of acupuncture. Wei Wei, American Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture  12/17/15  10:54 am
Oppose dring needles practiced by PT! Yingzhen Duan, RN  12/17/15  11:06 am
Dry needle is part of acupuncture, PT is illegel practice!!!, need stop Li Sparks, L Ac  12/17/15  11:08 am
Dry needling John Qin, Jade Clinic  12/17/15  11:09 am
PT use Acupuncture? Just like a bus driver to try to flew a air plane Zhiping Li MB MA Lac. Ac.  12/17/15  11:48 am
Oppose to dry needling by PT Wen Ching Liao Lac  12/17/15  12:21 pm
Objects!,,,,,, Rosa  12/17/15  12:23 pm
Objection (PT Dry Needling Draft Regulation) Korean Oriental Medicine Association of VA/MD/DC  12/17/15  12:27 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Jian fang Lan  12/17/15  12:30 pm
oppose to dry needling by pt qun hang, Scientific Acupuncture Center, Inc.  12/17/15  12:31 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Tian Young Lac.  12/17/15  12:34 pm
Oppose to dry needle by PT! Xiaorong Ding, CSTCM  12/17/15  12:38 pm
Oppose to drying neddling by PT TZU HENG LIN  12/17/15  12:40 pm
Oppose PT using dry needle./ Dry needles are the same as acupuncture needles. Chang-Ning Sun, L. Ac. PhD., Beechnut Clinic  12/17/15  12:46 pm
Oppose to drying needling by PT Victor Zhang  12/17/15  12:48 pm
No License, No Practice! Sam Xian Huang. American Association of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture  12/17/15  12:49 pm
Against Illegal dry needle practice by PT Jun Wang, Academy of Chinese culture and health sciences (ACCHS)  12/17/15  12:55 pm
Oppose to drying needle by PT/ drying needle is acupuncture Doufeng Piao  12/17/15  12:56 pm
pppose PT deceive the public, rename acupuncture to dry needle, illigally to practice acupuncture on Grace Chi, Acupuncture and Herbs  12/17/15  1:00 pm
No dry needling by PTs Joseph Bianculli L.Ac  12/17/15  1:19 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Linda S  12/17/15  1:34 pm
No Acupuncture Licence , No practice! Da Han huang  12/17/15  1:35 pm
No Acupuncture Licence , No Practice! Da Han huang  12/17/15  1:38 pm
Against dry needle by PT jiaming Lee  12/17/15  1:44 pm
Oppose to drying needling by PT Victor Zhang  12/17/15  1:47 pm
dry needling is plagiarism Margaret Zhao  12/17/15  2:16 pm
oppose Healing Treasure INC.  12/17/15  2:18 pm
In support of Trigger Point Dry Needling by PTs Kim Kranz  12/17/15  2:20 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Junhui Xu,Lac  12/17/15  2:21 pm
Oppose Dry Needle Roger Wang, FHLAcupuncture  12/17/15  2:23 pm
Opposition against dry needling William Zhao L.Ac, Ph.D  12/17/15  2:25 pm
Oppose to dry needling by Physical Therapist Mark Grunow, McCain, Inc.  12/17/15  2:33 pm
In support of Trigger Point Dry Needling by Physical Therapist Stephanie Roane PT, DPT  12/17/15  2:47 pm
In Support of Trigger Point Dry Needling.....a perspective Justin Dimitt  12/17/15  2:55 pm
oppose dry needles xiaoguang sun?aacma  12/17/15  3:02 pm
Support PT Dry Needling Carrie Pagliano  12/17/15  3:08 pm
Oppose dry needle Huidi Xiao  12/17/15  3:10 pm
L AC Qian, Yao Bai  12/17/15  3:10 pm
Ac 10569 Acupunctures Lili Zhang  12/17/15  3:15 pm
Oppose the dry needle treatment by PT Jane Yu  12/17/15  3:15 pm
Support of Dry Needling Benson W Howard  12/17/15  3:18 pm
Oppose dry needle! Qian, Yao Bai L AC  12/17/15  3:19 pm
dry needle Guoping Zheng, New York, ATCMS  12/17/15  3:19 pm
Oppose dry needle used by Physical therapist Da Wan  12/17/15  3:21 pm
no acupuncture license, no needle treatment Zheng Zeng  12/17/15  3:23 pm
Please write your comments: * it is illegal for Physical therapist to use acupuncture needle to pra Shaoquan Guo  12/17/15  3:23 pm
Support Dry Needling by PT's Michael McMurray  12/17/15  3:29 pm
Support and discussion of TDN Christopher Fosdick  12/17/15  3:37 pm
Oppose to Dry Needling by PT Julie Park, OMD, L.Ac  12/17/15  3:37 pm
Oppose to Dry needling by PT Liyun Ye  12/17/15  3:38 pm
Oppose the dry needle treatment by PT Lihong Ye, AACMA  12/17/15  3:42 pm
Support Dry Needling regulations for PT Melissa Fox  12/17/15  3:44 pm
Oppose To dry needling by PT Shi Ren  12/17/15  3:46 pm
dry needling Rose Mayer  12/17/15  3:49 pm
Support TDN by PTs Laura Rhoades  12/17/15  3:51 pm
LAc Weiming Huang  12/17/15  3:54 pm
In favor of PT using Dry Needling Marc Hengartner, PT. UVA medical Center  12/17/15  3:57 pm
oppose to dry needling by PT HyunKyu Choi  12/17/15  3:57 pm
"dry needle" is a kind of acupuncture,need acupuncture license to practice MissionAcupuncture and Herbal Center  12/17/15  3:59 pm
Oppose Dry Needle by PT Jiang Hong Lai  12/17/15  4:02 pm
In Favor of Dry Needling Grant Davis, PT DPT OCS, Woodstock Rehab and Fitness  12/17/15  4:02 pm
"dry needle" is a kind of acupuncture,need acupuncture license to practice MissionAcupuncture and Herbal Center  12/17/15  4:03 pm
Oppose Dry needling regulations by PT, need Acupuncture License to practice!!! Hongtao Wang  12/17/15  4:13 pm
The dry needle is actually a simplified acupuncture Xudong wu  12/17/15  4:16 pm
Oppose the dry needle treatment by PT Lai Na Li ,Acupuncturist  12/17/15  4:26 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Michelle Barraza, SCNM  12/17/15  4:30 pm
Support Physical Therapist use of dry needling Matthew Barnes  12/17/15  4:33 pm
Opposed to dry needling by PT's Peter Liebenthal L.Ac.  12/17/15  4:34 pm
Oppose dry needle by PT Jasmine Lai  12/17/15  4:35 pm
Oppose PT dry needing Junlan Cai  12/17/15  4:42 pm
dry needle is one type of acupucnture Ning Ma  12/17/15  4:44 pm
Support Physical Therapist Use of Dry Needling Heather Preast, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT  12/17/15  4:47 pm
Dry needling is part of acupuncture, PT need to get acupuncture licence to practice dry needling. Chau Ai Au, L.Ac.  12/17/15  4:52 pm
No more dry needle Cho Chau  12/17/15  4:53 pm
I oppose dry needle performed by Danling Zhang Five Branches University  12/17/15  5:09 pm
Dry Needling is a part of PT practice Kyle Feldman PT DPT  12/17/15  5:12 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT? Bolin Total care  12/17/15  5:12 pm
OPPOSE PT DRY NEEDLE Lana Butner, SCNM  12/17/15  5:14 pm
Oppose PT dry needle Michaela Falkner  12/17/15  5:15 pm
Oppose Dry Needling by PT Carla Briante, SCNM  12/17/15  5:19 pm
Oppose PT dry needling. Anush Kirakosian, SCNM  12/17/15  5:21 pm
Dry needling is a source of acupuncture that has been used by those try to avoid acupuncture rego. Charlie Li AACMA  12/17/15  5:22 pm
they are not qualify portiazheng@gmail.com  12/17/15  5:23 pm
SUPPORT PHYSICAL THERAPISTS DRY NEEDLING Tracey Adler, PT, DPT, OCS, CMTPT  12/17/15  5:23 pm
Oppose PT dry needling Amanda wu  12/17/15  5:26 pm
oppose PT dry needle Calvin Richards scnm  12/17/15  5:30 pm
Oppose PT Dry Needle Clark Gaston / SCNM  12/17/15  5:32 pm
Oppose PT Dry Needling Acupuncture Society of New York  12/17/15  5:41 pm
Opposed the PT dry needle Cosima Schaefer, SCNM  12/17/15  5:44 pm
dry needle is one type of the acupuncture hai chao huang  12/17/15  5:44 pm
Physical Therapist are well qualified to perform dry needling DR. Bill Whiteford, PT, DPT, CMTPT  12/17/15  5:54 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Jinghua xu  12/17/15  5:55 pm
Opposes dry needle.it's one kind of acupuncture. Yong yu  12/17/15  5:58 pm
Oppose PT dry needling Minzhan Gao  12/17/15  6:16 pm
no more dry needling. that's kind of acupuncture qianqian lin  12/17/15  6:41 pm
Please don't kill me with dry needle by physical therapist Eunjung Choi  12/17/15  6:41 pm
Support for Dry Needling by PT Ujjwal Shakya, DPT, DMT  12/17/15  6:43 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Haiyan Guo  12/17/15  7:04 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Kai Pang  12/17/15  7:25 pm
Oppose to drying needing Michael Meng  12/17/15  7:25 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Yunhuan liu  12/17/15  7:29 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Jerry Xu  12/17/15  7:33 pm
Opposite dry needle Helen Ge  12/17/15  7:39 pm
Opposed to Dry Needle per PT's Kenneth Harbour  12/17/15  7:43 pm
oppose pt needling wuchi huang  12/17/15  7:48 pm
Oppose Dry Needling by PTs Kristin Blake, Dovetail Acupuncture  12/17/15  7:51 pm
Those who want to be acupuncturists must be medically trained and licensed. Albert E. Norato, Jr., Esq.  12/17/15  7:54 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Zhisheng Sun  12/17/15  7:55 pm
Oppose dry needling. It's stealing from the practice of acupuncture. Lillian Huang  12/17/15  7:59 pm
Oppose Dry Needling Yan Xiang Li  12/17/15  8:00 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT En Min Peng AC 13140 Dublin CA  12/17/15  8:01 pm
PTs are Competent and fully-trained to perform Dry Needling Heather Byrne, DPT  12/17/15  8:04 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Yujie Jiang Lac  12/17/15  8:05 pm
Oppose. Dry needling is the infringement of acupuncture Chen's Acupuncture Clinic  12/17/15  8:06 pm
Any kind of Acupuncture should always be practice by licensed acupunctures Xing Zhang  12/17/15  8:11 pm
Say NO To Dry Needling Andrena Bonte, L.Ac, Lotus Center llc  12/17/15  8:18 pm
oppose the dry needle treatment by PT. HONGJI ZHONG  12/17/15  8:20 pm
?Oppose to dry needing by PT Hongping Zhang  12/17/15  8:29 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Yiqun sun  12/17/15  8:47 pm
Dry needle Yin Qiu  12/17/15  8:48 pm
Support Dry needling by PTs and stop these turf wars Dr. Ruth M. Maher, PT, PhD, DPT, WCS, Shenandoah University, Division of PT  12/17/15  8:50 pm
Support Physical Therapists' use of dry needling Ali Owens  12/17/15  8:52 pm
Oppose to Dry Needling by PTs Rodger Zeng  12/17/15  8:55 pm
Oppose dry needling by PT Yi Lin  12/17/15  8:58 pm
Support Dry Needling by PTs Terri Ferrier, VPTA  12/17/15  9:09 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PTs TingJing L.Ac at Trauma Healing Project  12/17/15  9:13 pm
oppose dry needling jun  12/17/15  9:17 pm
Support Dry needling for Physical Therapists Lucie Horn, PT, DPT, CMTPT  12/17/15  9:28 pm
Support dry needling by PTs Karen Letellier, DPT, MTC, CMTPT  12/17/15  9:32 pm
I oppose "dry needling" Haunani Chong  12/17/15  9:38 pm
Yes-Support Dry Needling Kelly O'Brien  12/17/15  9:47 pm
Oppose to drying needling by PT Hui Li  12/17/15  10:00 pm
Dry Needling Carolyn Brown, Holistic Pathways  12/17/15  10:12 pm
I oppose dry needling done by PT's James Hogg L.Ac.  12/17/15  10:12 pm
Oppose dry needling James Bare PhD  12/17/15  10:13 pm
Say NO to dry needling by Physical Therapists (PT) Jianhong Wen, NM Acupuncture  12/17/15  10:14 pm
Oppose so called 'dry needling' Stephen Semptimphelter  12/17/15  10:24 pm
Opposition to dry needling Christine Grisham, Community Garden Acupuncture  12/17/15  10:27 pm
Oppose to drying needing by PT ziyang chen, Remedy Therapy Cent.  12/17/15  10:29 pm
Oppose to Dry needling with minimally training Ni-Fei Hsieh  12/17/15  10:31 pm
Oppose Dry Needling Chris Leininger  12/17/15  10:36 pm
Oppose to drying needing by PT Enwei Dong  12/17/15  10:45 pm
oppose dry needle performance by PT andy  12/17/15  10:52 pm
No to dry needling by Physical Therapy (PT) Lai Na Li , Acupuncturist  12/17/15  10:56 pm
Support of Trigger Point Dry Needling James Bickley DPT, CMTPT  12/17/15  10:58 pm
Against dry needle Natural Balance acupuncture  12/17/15  11:04 pm
Oppose performing dry needling by PT Jie Fu  12/17/15  11:13 pm
Oppose to dry needling by PT Sun Chung Dong, acupuncturist  12/17/15  11:15 pm
oppose dry needling by PT Fred Dong  12/17/15  11:19 pm
oppose dry needling by PT Shirley Dong  12/17/15  11:23 pm
Strongly oppose to dry needling by PT Shangpeng Si  12/17/15  11:23 pm
oppose to dry needling by PT Sun Dong  12/17/15  11:29 pm
Against dry needling!!!!! Calli Wang, licensed acupuncturist in Texas  12/17/15  11:31 pm
Against dry needle Yushan Han, American Acupuncture & Herbs Center  12/17/15  11:36 pm
Against dry needle by PT Ji Chen  12/17/15  11:47 pm


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