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 7/26/2019
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7/17/19  9:56 am
Commenter: The Association of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture

Dry needling should never be allowed to practice by phototherapist
 

Dry needling is clearly comes from Acupuncture treatment techniques. It is used mainly for treating certain pain related illness. Acupuncturist spend long time to learn broad acupuncture knowledges and techniques,dry needling treatment is a small piece of technique from the idea of  Ashi acupoint treatment. If let physiotherapist use so called dry needling treatment, it is totally unfair for acupuncturist.

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