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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2/13/17  9:02 pm
Commenter: Sherman Gu BMed(ChinMed) MAppSc

Dry needling is a procedure of skin penetrating with needle which must be performed by acupuncturist
 

Dry needling is an invasive procedure that involved in skin penetration with solid needles.  This is a professional scope of acupuncturists. Please let the acupuncturists do their job not the physical therapists.

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