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 Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 2/24/2017
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1/21/17  8:03 pm
Commenter: CONGLONG LU Alhambra Medical University

Strongly oppose dry needle by PT?It is NOT responsible for thousands of patient?
 

I strongly oppose the dry needle operated by PT. First of all, if you study or investigate the dry needle & acupuncture you will find out the dry needle is absolutely the primitive COPY of acupuncture. They even DO NOT know many basic theory of acupuncture.  As we know if you want to be a QUALIFIED DOCTOR , you have to know not only many basic theory for your speciality but also have to put into practice for a long time. Think about it, would you like to be treated with needle pierced into your body by those PT who even do know why they have to pierce this acupoint themselves and only have FIFTY hours practice, would you?  Can they explain to you in theory why they have to pierce this or these acupoint?Like when you get sick you go to the doctor, dare you be treated by a doctor who even do know how to explain the basic reason of the sickness and who even do not know how to explain to you in theory why we will treat you with this or that way?Or would you like to be treated by a doctor who only has the practice experience for just a couple of weeks?So again?I strongly oppose the dry needle by PT?it is NOT responsible for thousands of patients?And it can be only operated by licensed acupuncturist. Thanks for readimg?

 

 

 

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