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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12/16/15  12:03 pm
Commenter: Hui Wei, Lic.A.P.

Oppose To Dry Needleing by PT
 

"Dry needle" try to bypass acupuncture law!

I'm Licensed Acupuncture physician. Historically, Dry needling is acupuncture, especially, in the east part of China, People called the acupuncture as gan zhen(Chinese pinyin means dry needling) to differentiate with west medicine use solution injection needles.

PT use "Dry needle" try to bypass acupuncture law! Physical therapist are illegally using acupuncture needle to practice "dry needle". They don't have practice scope to insert needles to patient's body! 

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