Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Physical Therapy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Physical Therapy [18 VAC 112 ‑ 20]
Action Practice of dry needling
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/30/2015
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12/17/15  3:57 pm
Commenter: Marc Hengartner, PT. UVA medical Center

In favor of PT using Dry Needling
 

I am in favor to allow appropriately trained physical therapist use Trigger Point Dry Needling. PT’s are highly trained health care professional who possess in depth knowledge in anatomy: most PT’s actually have better musculo-skeletal knowledge than PCP. When you take PT’s education in addition with the additional training for Trigger Point Dry Needling, there is no reason that PT’s cannot perform this safely and efficiently.

Thank you.

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