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  1:38 pm
Commenter: JIE CHEN

OPPOSE TO DRYING NEEDLING BY PT
 

As I understand , the dry needle technique is to use injection needle to do the trigger point stimulation, reliease the fascia and other connective tissue abnormilities, etc. By law only licensed acupuncturist and acupuncture physician can buy the acupuncture needles and use the acupuncture needles. PT using the acupuncture needles to perform the dry needling technique is NOT abide the law. We need to stop them.

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