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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2/23/17  10:33 pm
Commenter: Chad Walker L.Ac

Dry Needling is a Choice Against Public Health
 

Dry Needling is simply Acupuncture.  For every patient who has posted on here claiming dry needling miraculously healed them , it is because of the wonderful effects of acupuncture.  The only difference is that acupuncturists have to put thousands of hours and go through rigorous training to be credientialed to practice this therapy.

PTs are given watered down and very elementary training in a field that takes true professionals years.  This is out right dangerous to the public and must be prevented from going any further.

Please don't allow PT's to rebrand our therapy and make it an unsafe and potentially life threatening proceedure.  The public deserves better.

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