Most dry needling courses involve only one or two weekends of training. Whereas Acupuncturist in Virginia are required to have at least 1,365 hours of acupuncture, 705 hours of acupuncture-specific didactic material AND 660 hours of supervised clinical training. 

Oppose the unethical use of dry needling as it is involves insertion of the same FDA- regulated acupuncture needles into the same "TRIGGER POINTS" that are used in acupuncture. If Physical Therapists want to needle, they should be held accountable to meet the same education/requirements as acupuncturists and sit for the NCCAOM exams.