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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2/11/17  7:23 pm
Commenter: LW Acupuncture

Dry needle is part of acupuncture scope?only licensed acupuncturist can do it.
 

Dry needling is out of scope of practice of PT. PTs are not allowed to do anything to penetrate skin and can cause serious injuries which has been reported widely in the past years. Thanks for your attention! only licensed acupuncturist can do it. For the safety of public and for the efficacy of acupuncture, only fully trained licensed acupuncturist can practice it.

Sophia Wang

 

 

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