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 NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 12/30/2015
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12/21/15  11:26 pm
Commenter: Carol LeCroy

Oppose dry needling
 

Dry needling is practicing  acupuncture without a license.  Protect your citizens and do not allow untrained PTs to perform dry needling. FYI,  they are billing this treatment as manual therapy, which it is not.  They have no clinical supervision and no clean needle technique training or exam.  They like doing it because acupuncture works.    They should have strict training and testing procedures like all acupuncturists. 

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