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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12/30/15  4:41 pm
Commenter: Mary Ann Rakes

TOTALLY in FAVOR of DRYNEEDLING
 

My PT, Sasha Digges, asked me questions about the pain in my hip/leg, observed my walking, and opened a text book saying, "The muscles in this area (pointing to a picture) are where your pain is coming from."  I had 3 sessions of DRYNEEDLING and in the final one I felt ripples running across my back and my leg began moving up and down.  When I got off the table, I had no pain and now, almost 3 years later, I still have no pain.  I am an academic and VERY familiar with the education of physical therapists.  It is very extensive and they truly know the body structure.  After shots and pills from a physician, I continued to have a debilitating pain in my leg and hip, but my PT thoroughly understood the physiology of the human body due to his extensive training and CURED me with dryneedling.  I have sent several friends to him with equal successes as mine.  KEEP DRYNEEDLING!

 

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